1, Ye Peijian Star: The international number is 456677, named after Ye Peijian, the chief commander, chief designer consultant and chief scientist of Chang 'e III series, in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the aviation field.
2. Zhang Miman Star: The international number is 347336. Because of his outstanding scientific research achievements, Li Foundation recommended him as a candidate to name an international asteroid.
3. Tu Youyou: Tu Youyou: International number 3 1230 refers to an asteroid named after Nobel Prize winner Tu Youyou.
4. Yuan Longping Star: Asteroid 8 1 17, tentatively numbered 1996SD 1, is a main belt asteroid discovered by Schmidt CCD Asteroid Project Team of Xinglong Observatory of Chinese Academy of Sciences on June 5438+0996+08, 2008.
5. Qian Xuesen's Star: The international number is 3763, in recognition of the outstanding contribution made by this outstanding hero with two bombs and one satellite to the cause of science and technology in China.
Definition of an asteroid:
According to the standard definition given by the International Astronomical Union in 2006, asteroids are a kind of micro-planets. As far as the solar system is concerned, asteroids belong to small celestial bodies in the solar system. They orbit the sun like planets, but their volume and mass are much smaller than planets. However, most asteroids are distributed in the inner solar system, especially in the asteroid belt. The physical characteristics of small objects in the outer solar system (such as Centaur and Neptune) are very different from those in the inner solar system. Therefore, the term asteroid in a narrow sense is more used to refer to small celestial bodies that are neither comets nor meteoroids in the solar system. Historically, it has been applied to any celestial body revolving around the sun. These celestial bodies will not be decomposed into disks in the telescope, and the characteristics of active comets (such as tails) have not been observed. Most asteroids in the outer solar system have surfaces rich in volatiles similar to comets, which are obviously different from the main belt.