November 25, 1997, Mr. Ba Jin 93 birthday, the day night, Beijing Observatory Schmidt telescope has been conducting cosmic observations. 4:00, when a number of scientists through which the sky is mr04 found near the asteroid on Cancer Leo direction reported by the International Minor Planet Center confirmed that it was a newly discovered asteroid. February 1998, the International Minor Planet Center determined that the asteroid permanent number 8315.1999 In June 2009, the Beijing Observatory Schmitt ccd Asteroid No. 8315 project team as the discoverer of the asteroid to the International Minor Planet Center reporting by Small Bodies Nomenclature Committee under the International Astronomical Union approved, the asteroid was named "Ba Jin Star", its osculating epoch is at 0:00 on November 25, 1997, around the date of the operation cycle of 3.30 years.
Asteroids are currently the only all kinds of celestial bodies can be obtained by the discoverers named and recognized celestial world, with celebrities such distinguished writers and scientists named asteroid, is a noble permanent international honors. Only a handful of people get this famous cosmic, go down in history of the awards in the world. |
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