After a long search, Qi Yunxing finally determined that the asteroid she found was a new asteroid that had not been included in the star map, so she immediately excitedly called the person in charge of the internship at the Purple Mountain Observatory holding the photos and the information she found.

The door of researcher Zhao's office where students work.

"Xiao Qi, why are you so happy?" Ever since this young girl with outstanding professional qualities and enthusiasm for astronomical work arrived at the Purple Mountain Observatory, she quickly won the love of many staff members. Then again, who would do this?

Don't you like it? Researcher Zhao has already planned to ask her superiors to enroll her in the Purple Mountain Observatory after she graduates, so she is particularly enthusiastic now.

"Mr. Zhao, look at this." Qi Yunxing walked up to Researcher Zhao, put the photos and information on his desk, and pointed his finger at the asteroid, "This is the result of my observation last night. After verification, I think this

This asteroid should be discovered by humans for the first time.”

"Oh, let me take a good look." The Purple Mountain Observatory discovered new asteroids as early as the 1960s, and has achieved this achievement many times since then. So far, it has discovered more than 400 asteroids, but

Most of those are the achievements of old researchers, like Qi Yunxing

This is the first time that I have discovered something new so soon after I came to the observatory for internship. Researcher Zhao said with a smile while taking the information, "Xiao Qi, I have never encountered such a good thing in my long time working at the observatory.

, I didn’t expect that I would meet you after just a few days here.”

"That's different. Your job is not to discover asteroids. I just got lucky this time," Qi Yunxing said obediently.

"Luck also requires a strong background. I believe there may be someone who has observed this asteroid earlier than you, but it is not easy to find that this asteroid has not been included in the star map." This requires considerable professional knowledge.

. Ordinary people can find clues from this black paper that looks like sesame seeds.

After watching for a while, Researcher Zhao initially confirmed that this asteroid was indeed discovered for the first time, so he immediately stood up and sorted out the information Qi Yunxing brought over, "Let's go, follow me to find Researcher Qu. He is

The staff responsible for submitting new asteroid reviews to the International Minor Planet Center and the Minor Planet Naming Committee. If you get his approval, your achievement will be considered fulfilled."

"The asteroid I observed last night takes 3.44 years to orbit the sun, and its orbiting speed is 21.2 kilometers per second. The farthest distance from the earth is 548 million kilometers, the closest distance is 133 million kilometers, and the average distance from the sun is 330 million kilometers. The time of discovery

It was February 20, 2009, using the Schmidt-type near-Earth ladder telescope of our observatory." Qi Yunxing reported a series of numbers to Researcher Qu without looking at the data.

Among the 62 observatories in the world, the Purple Mountain Observatory ranks fourth in the world in the number of asteroids discovered. Therefore, Researcher Qu often handles similar tasks, and his verification time is faster than the two of them imagined, "Well, I checked it.

.This asteroid is indeed discovered for the first time, although it still needs at least 4 returns

It will be officially discovered after it is observed and its orbit is accurately determined, but these are only a matter of time; I will immediately submit the application to the International Minor Planet Center and the Minor Planet Nomenclature Committee headquartered at Harvard University for review; in accordance with

In accordance with international practice, Xiao Qi, can you suggest a name for this asteroid?"

According to the regulations of the International Astronomical Union, the naming of asteroids generally consists of two parts. The first part is the permanent number of the asteroid, such as asteroid 277; the latter part is the name given to it by the discoverer, which can be

People's names, such as Shen Kuo

Star, Guo Shoujing star, Yang Zhenning star, Jay Chou star, Brigitte Lin star, etc., can also be place names, such as Capital star, Tubo star, Purple Mountain star, etc., and can also be named with units, such as Jinling University star, Huaguo Academy of Sciences star,

Natural Science Foundation Star and more.

Before naming, there will be a temporary number, which is composed of the year of its discovery and two letters, such as 2004d; according to this rule, the temporary number of the asteroid discovered by Qi Yunxing should start with 2009; wait for this

When the asteroid's precise orbit is calculated, it can receive an official number.

Since humans discovered the first asteroid in 1801, they first used characters from Roman and Greek mythology to name them. For example, the first asteroid was named Ceres, followed by Pallas, Justice, etc.

wait.

But as time went by, as asteroids were discovered one after another, astronomers gradually discovered that the names of people in ancient Roman and Greek mythology were not enough; so they adopted a more liberal naming method. For example, the discoverer could

Naming an asteroid after his wife is of course a

This is an extremely romantic method, but unfortunately there are too few lucky people who can use this method; historical figures or other important figures, cities, fairy tale characters or other gods in mythology are named after them, so love was born in the future.

Einstein's Star, Cleopatra's Star and many other names.

But not just any name of a person, event or unit can be named. For example, political and military figures or events can only be named one hundred years after the death of the person or the occurrence of the event, so we can now name the stars.

Qi Jiguang star, Lin Zexu star, but they are not allowed to be named Taizu star, Huaguo Jianguo star, etc.

At the same time, under normal circumstances, commercial elements should be avoided when naming asteroids. For example, the applications of Bill Gates Star and Google Star were not approved by the Asteroid Naming Committee.

Qi Yunxing has known this knowledge for a long time. She was busy all night verifying the information, and she didn't have time to think about naming it. "I would like to name it Jinling University Star, but this name seems to be available."

"Well, Jinling University has cultivated many astronomical talents, so during the 100th anniversary of the school in 2002, someone named the asteroid 3901 the Jinling University star as a gift for the centenary anniversary of the alma mater." Researcher Qu is also from Jinling University.

I remember this incident very clearly.

Qi Yunxing frowned and continued to think, but she couldn't think of any good names in such a short period of time. Her eyes wandered around the office, trying to find inspiration for the name; she saw the decorations on the wall from the window, and then to Researcher Qu

When she saw the front page of the newspaper on Researcher Qu's desk, she finally found inspiration, "Let's call it Lu Qiu Jianxing." To be continued.

ps: The naming of asteroids is actually not that fast as a novel. Just enjoy reading it.
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