Asteroids named after people called Yu
馃懚 Yu as a baby name
Named in honor of Yu Hayami (b. 1966), famous Japanese actress and singer. She is very interested in astronomy and popular at star parties.Discovered 13 October 1994 by S. Otomo, Kiyosato
Yu Ying-shih (b. 1930) is a renowned Chinese-American historian and Sinologist. He was a tenured professor at Harvard University, Yale University and Princeton University. He won the Tang Prize and used the NT$10 million prize money to establish the Yu Ying-shih Fellowship for the Humanities.Discovered 26 April 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung, Desert Beaver
Yu Chunshun (1951-1996) was a Chinese adventurer. He died in the Lop Nur desert in Xinjiang province, People's Republic of China.Discovered 25 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung, Desert Eagle
Yu Takahashi (b. 1986), a Japanese-American scientist, worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as a member of the radio science team. He contributed to the delivery of Bennu ephemeris and gravity field analysis for the project.Discovered 15 September 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon
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