Demon School

After a long search, Qi Yunxing finally determined that the asteroid she found was a new asteroid that was not recorded in the star map, so she immediately happily held the photo and the information she found and knocked on the Purple Mountain Observatory for internship. Researcher Zhao ’s office door.

"Xiao Qi! What's so happy?" Since this young girl with outstanding professional quality and full of enthusiasm for astronomical work arrived at the Purple Mountain Observatory, she quickly won the love of many staff members. Then again, who is such a girl? Will you like it again? Researcher Zhao has already planned, and after she graduated, she asked her superiors to enter her into the Purple Mountain Observatory, so she is now very enthusiastic.

"Teacher Zhao, look at this!" Qi Yunxing walked to Researcher Zhao, put the photos and materials on his desk, and pointed his finger at the asteroid. "This is the result I observed last night. After verification, I think 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. More than 400 asteroids have been discovered so far. , But those are mostly the achievements of old researchers. It is the first time for Qi Yunxing to come to the Observatory for an internship and discover something new. Researcher Zhao said with a smile while receiving the information, "Xiao Qi, I am in Taiwan I have n’t encountered such a good thing after working here for so long. I did n’t expect you to be met in just a few days! ”

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

"Luck also has the strength to do the background. I believe that some people may have observed this asteroid earlier than you, but it is not easy to find that this asteroid has not been entered in the star map!" This requires a considerable professional Knowledge, can ordinary people find clues on this black paper covered with sesame seeds?

After watching it 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 brought by Qi Yunxing three times, "Go, follow me to find Researcher Qu, he is The staff responsible for submitting a new asteroid review to the International Asteroid Center and the Asteroid Nomenclature Committee, if you get his approval, your achievement is considered to be implemented! "

"The asteroid I observed last night orbited the sun in a period of 3.44 years, with a solar speed of 21.2 km / s, the longest distance from the earth is 548 million kilometers, the most recent 133 million kilometers, and an average distance of 330 million kilometers from the sun The time was February 20, 2009, using the Schmidt-type near-Earth 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 number of asteroids discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory is the fourth in the world, so Researcher Qu often handles similar tasks. He verified the time faster than the two of them imagined, "Well, I checked , This asteroid was indeed discovered for the first time, although it still needs to be observed in at least 4 regressions, and the orbit will be officially determined after the orbit is accurately determined, but these are only a matter of time; I will immediately report The International Asteroid Center and the Asteroid Nomenclature Committee, headquartered at Harvard University, submitted for review; in accordance with international practice, Xiao Qi, you can suggest a name for this asteroid! "

According to the provisions 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 the c-type asteroid 277, etc .; the latter part is where the discoverer obtains the name for him. It can be a person's name, such as Shen Kuoxing, Guo Shoujing, Yang Zhenning, Zhou Jielun, Lin Qingxia, etc., or a place name, such as Jingcheng star, Tubo star, Zijinshan star, etc., and can also be named after the unit, such as Jinling University star , Star of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Star of Natural Science Foundation, etc.

Before the naming, there will be a temporary number, which is composed of its discovery year and two letters, such as 2004dw; according to this rule, the temporary number of the asteroid discovered by Qi Yunxing should start with 2009; wait for this When the precise orbit of the asteroid is calculated, he can obtain an official number.

Since the discovery of the first asteroid in 1801, humans were first named using characters from Roman and Greek mythology. For example, the first asteroid was named Ceres, followed by Wisdom and Righteous Stars. Wait.

But as time went on, one asteroid after another was discovered, and the heavenly families gradually discovered that the names of people in ancient Roman and Greek mythology were not enough; so they adopted a more free naming method, such as the discoverer can Naming an asteroid with the name of his wife is of course an extremely romantic method. Unfortunately, there are too few lucky people who can use this method; the names of historical or other important people, cities, fairy tale characters or Gods in other myths are named, so Einstein star, Cleopatra star and many other names were born in the future ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ But it is not just a person name, event or unit name can be used to name For example, political and military figures or events must be named one hundred years after the death of the figure or the event, so we can now name the stars Qi Jiguang and Lin Zexu, but they are not allowed to be named Taizuxing, Hua Guo Jianguo Star and so on.

At the same time, under normal circumstances, the naming of asteroids should also try to avoid commercial elements. Applications such as Bill Gates and Google Star were not approved by the asteroid naming committee.

Qi Yunxing had known this for a long time. She had been busy all night to verify the information. She hadn't had time to consider the naming. "I want to name it Jinling University Star, but does this name seem to be there?"

"Well, Jinling University has cultivated many astronomical talents, so during the centennial celebration in 2002, someone named the asteroid with the number 3901 as Jinling University Star as a gift for the alma mater's centennial celebration!" Researcher Qu is also from Jinling University. Remember this very clearly.

Qi Yunxing frowned and continued to think, but in a short period of time there would be a good name. Her eyes drifted around the office, trying to find inspiration for the name; from the window to see the decoration on the wall, and then to Researcher Qu On her desk, when she saw the front page of the newspaper on Researcher Qu ’s desk, she finally found inspiration, “Just call it Lu Qiu Jianxing!” (To be continued). If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point, and your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please read. )