Asteroids named after people called Wu
馃懚 Wu as a baby name馃惗 Wu as a dog name
(3570) Wuyeesun
Named in honor of Wu Yeesun, a famous bonsai artist, who has been engaged in research on the art of bonsai for many years and who is regarded as a representative of the Lingnan School. His book Potted Landscape of Wennong, published in 1969, is the most highly regarded Chinese-English bilingual volume on the subject, and it has exerted a great influence in the bonsai art circles of the world.Discovered 14 December 1979 by Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanking
(9221) Wuliangyong
Wu Liangyong (b. 1922) is an architect, city planner, and educator, and the founder of Sciences of Human Settlements in China. He has received many international prizes, as well as the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award of China in 2011.Discovered 2 December 1995 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong
(17606) Wumengchao
Wu Mengchao (b. 1922), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is an expert and pioneer on hepatosurgery. He has established a unique system of liver surgery of China and led the development of hepatosurgery internationally. He won the China State Supreme Science and Technology Award in 2005.Discovered 28 September 1995 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong
(23274) Wuminchun
Wu Min-Chun (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences project. He attends the Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, Taipei, Taiwan.Discovered 30 December 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(26323) Wuqijin
Wu Qijin (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal-sciences project. She attends the Fuzhou No. 1 Middle School, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.Discovered 10 November 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(26727) Wujunjun
Wu Junjun (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry team project. He attends the No. 7 High School of Chengdu City, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.Discovered 16 April 2001 by LINEAR, Socorro
(175718) Wuzhengyi
Wu Zhengyi (b. 1916), botanist-academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has made pioneering achievements in plant taxonomy, floristics and the study on Chinese plant resources. He was awarded the International COSMOS Prize in 1999 and China's State Supreme Science and Technology Prize in 2007.Discovered 2 February 1997 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program, Xinglong
(207809) Wuzuze
Wu Zuze (b. 1935), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is the founder of hematopoietic stem cell research and a pioneer of Experimental Hematology in China.Discovered 9 October 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program, XuYi
(281880) Wuweiren
Wu Weiren (b. 1953), an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, is the Chief Designer of China's Lunar Exploration Program, and has contributed significantly to China's lunar and deep-space exploration. The Chang'e-4 mission, which he designed, accomplished the first ever soft-landing on the far side of the moon.Discovered 24 January 2004 by LINEAR, Socorro
(317452) Wurukang
Wu Rukang (1916-2006), an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, was a pioneer in Chinese Physical anthropology and paleoanthropology. He established the new academic field of neo-anthropology.Discovered 7 August 2010 by PMO NEO Survey Program, XuYi
(483488) Wudeshi
Wu Deshi (b. 1969) of Liuan, Anhui, is a well-known meteorite hunter who founded the first private meteorite museum in China, the Wujuelin Meteorite Pavilion in Tibet; he has found 56 meteorites in the Xinjiang desert, and he writes and talks extensively about meteorites.Discovered 4 September 2002 by NEAT, Palomar