Asteroids named after people called Wang
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(4913) Wangxuan
Chinese scientist Wang Xuan (1937-2006) specialized in computer science. An innovator of the Chinese Printing Industry, he was an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, and he devoted himself to education in computer science as a professor of Peking University.Discovered 20 September 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanking
(10192) Wanglizhe
Wang Lizhe (b. 1974) is a Chinese scientist and professor at Tsinghua University. His pioneering contributions to the processing, analysis, and application of remote-sensing imagery, including leadership in the Geology-1 and Dianjian-1 satellite missions, have advanced the use of Earth-observation data for understanding our planet.Discovered 20 July 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong
(18593) Wangzhongcheng
Wang Zhongcheng (b. 1925), neurosurgeon-academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is a pioneer in micro-neurosurgery technology and has developed new methods for treating tumors in the brain stem and spinal cord. He was awarded China's State Supreme Science and Technology Prize in 2008.Discovered 5 January 1998 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong
(20778) Wangchaohao
Wang Chaohao (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and space sciences team project. He attends the Shanghai High School, Shanghai, China.Discovered 1 September 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21041) Wangjinsong
Wang Jinsong (b. 1970) is a Chinese space physicist and meteorologist, and an advocate for translating space science into practical global applications. He is the visionary behind China’s space-weather system, laying the foundation for its global recognition and solidifying China’s key role in international space-weather cooperation.Discovered 22 August 1990 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
(21770) Wangyiran
Wang YiRan (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.Discovered 8 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(23759) Wangzhaoxin
Wang Zhaoxin (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attends the Pudong Foreign Languages School, Shanghai, China.Discovered 22 May 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25573) Wanghaoyu
Wang Haoyu (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attends the Beijing 101 Middle School, Beijing, China.Discovered 12 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25577) Wangmanqiang
Wang Manqiang (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attends the No.80 High School of Beijing, Beijing, China.Discovered 14 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(26680) Wangchristi
Wang Kun Christina (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the Shanghai American School, Shanghai, China.Discovered 18 March 2001 by LINEAR, Socorro
(28305) Wangjiayi
Wang Jiayi (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computer science team project. She attends the Northeast Yucai School, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.Discovered 12 February 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(43259) Wangzhenyi
Wang Zhenyi (b. 1924), hematologist-academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, has developed creative clinical treatments for leukemia, especially the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia by All Trans Retinoic Acid (Tretinoin). He was awarded China's State Supreme Science and Technology Prize in 2010.Discovered 8 February 2000 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong
(46669) Wangyongzhi
Aerospace expert Wang Yongzhi (b. 1932) was the first chief architect of China's manned space flight. One of the initiators and general designer of the first Chinese Strap-on launcher, LM-2, he won the State Supreme Science and Technology Award for 2003.Discovered 6 June 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong
(66885) Wangxiaomo
Wang Xiaomo (b. 1938) is a Chinese radar and electronic technology expert, and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He designed many important radar systems and was the chief editor of the first series of books on modern China radar engineering. He was honored with China's State Preeminent Science and Technology Award in 2012.Discovered 12 November 1999 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong
(137315) Wangshouwu
Wang Shouwu (1919–2014) was a Chinese physicist working on semiconductor devices. An Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he was one of the founders of semiconductor science in China and made significant contributions to the research and development of semiconductor materials and devices in China.Discovered 15 October 1999 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong
(192353) Wangdazhong
Wang Dazhong (b. 1935) is a Chinese nuclear reactor engineer, an educator, and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has served as president of Tsinghua University, and he won the 2020 State Preeminent Science and Technology Award of China.Discovered 14 October 1995 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong
(207716) Wangxichan
Wang Xichan (1628-1682) was a Chinese astronomer of the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, who developed a computational method to calculate accurately the times of transits of Venus and Mercury. He also published several astronomical works.Discovered 11 September 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program, XuYi
(210231) Wangdemin
Wang Demin (b. 1937), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is the founder of Separate Zone Production Technology and Chemical Flooding Technology in China.Discovered 11 September 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program, XuYi
(355704) Wangyinglai
Wang Yinglai (1907–2001), an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a founder of biochemical research in China. He was the first to organize and complete the biosynthesis of bovine insulin and yeast alanine transfer ribonucleic acid in the world.Discovered 3 March 2008 by PMO NEO Survey Program, XuYi
(441374) Wangjingxiu
Wang Jingxiu (b. 1944) is a Chinese solar astrophysicist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has achieved significant results in his research on the vector magnetic field structure and evolution of solar active regions, the mechanisms of solar activity, and the properties of the Sun's small-scale magnetic elements.Discovered 4 March 2008 by PMO NEO Survey Program, XuYi
(718629) Wangzhenru
Wang Zhenru (1937–2017), a Chinese high-energy astrophysicist at Nanjing University, was the first to connect ancient Chinese astronomical records with modern astrophysical phenomena. She discovered the Seward-Wang relation and introduced the concept of “intrinsically faint pulsars”. Her seminal work earned her wide international acclaim.Discovered 21 July 2017 by PMO NEO Survey Program, XuYi