2752 Wu Chien-Shiung

Wu Chien-Shiung
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Purple Mountain Observatory
Discovery site Nanking
Discovery date September 20, 1965
Designations
MPC designation 2752
Named after
Chien-Shiung Wu
1965 SP
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.3463072
Perihelion 2.7050542
Eccentricity 0.1059684
1922.3526521
26.43890
Inclination 10.10774
186.53785
198.26255
Physical characteristics
11.4

    2752 Wu Chien-Shiung (1965 SP) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 20, 1965 by Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking. It was named for noted Chinese-American nuclear physicist Chien-Shiung Wu and was the first asteroid to be named after a living scientist.[1]

    References

    1. Hammond, Richard (2007). Chien-shiung Wu : Pioneering Nuclear Physicist. [New York]: Chelsea House Publishers. p. 102. ISBN 9780816061778.

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