Asteroids named after people called Yuan
👶 Yuan as a baby name🐶 Yuan as a dog name
(22572) Yuanzhang
Yuan Zhang (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her medicine and health project. She attends the Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland.Discovered 20 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(187636) Chungyuan
The Chung Yuan Christian College of Science and Engineering (CYCC) was established in October 1955. Upgraded to the status of a full university, CYCC was renamed Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) on Aug. 1, 1980. After five decades, CYCU has more than 120,000 alumni.Discovered 6 February 2007 by Lin, H.-C., Ye, Q.-z., Lulin
(214883) Yuanxikun
Yuan Xikun (b. 1944) is a Chinese sculptor and painter. His sculpture Sky-Patching: Chinese Goddess Nüwa was selected as the logo of “Sky-Hole-Patching” by the UN Environment Programme. In 2010, he was appointed as the first Patron for Arts and Environment by UNEP.Discovered 11 September 2007 by PMO NEO Survey Program, XuYi
(263906) Yuanfengfang
Yuan Fengfang (b. 1986), founder of the Guangzhou Stargazers Association, is dedicated to astronomy popularization and education in Guangzhou, China.Discovered 21 March 2009 by Jin, Z.-W., Lin, C.-S., Lulin