* Astronomy

Four minor planets have been named after top Chinese scientists with the approval of the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
Minor Planet No. 17606 Wumengchao (1995 ST53) was named after Wu, according to a statement published by the Minor Planet Centre (MPC) under the IAU.
Minor Planet No. 48636 Huangkun (1995 SS53) was named after Huang Kun, a former academician of the CAS and an internationally acclaimed physicist and one of the founders for the country's solid state and semiconductor physics industries. Huang died in 2005.
Minor Planet No. 90825 Lizhensheng (1995 SU53) was named after Li Zhensheng, an academician of the CAS and a renowned wheat growing expert who initiated wide-hybridisation between common wheat and Thinopyrum ponticum.
Lastly, Minor Planet No. 30991 Minenze (1995 SV53) was named after Min Enze, an academician of the CAS and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and a petrochemical catalyst expert.
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