Asteroids named after people called Stone

(48799) Tashikuergan

Tashikuergan (“Stone City”) is an ancient city along the Silk Road at the western end in China. It is located on Pamir Plateau on the northern side of Kashi area, Xinjiang province, and it has been the only Tajik Autonomous County since 1954.Discovered 8 October 1997 by Xinglong, Xinglong