Asteroids named after people called Nan
馃懚 Nan as a baby name馃惗 Nan as a dog name
(79694) Nanrendong
Nan Rendong (1945-2017) was a leading astronomer, Vice-President and President of IAU Division X (2003-2009). Hailed as 'Father of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST)', he led the efforts from initiation, implementation, to completion of FAST, and served as Chief Scientist and Chief Engineer.Discovered 25 September 1998 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong