New book tells story of how 40 asteroids were named
HEAVENLY ASSETS: Naming an asteroid is a years-long process that involves proving its existence and plotting its orbit, NCU president Jou Jing-yang said
By Wu Po-hsuan and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer
National Central University (NCU) on Monday released a book telling the stories behind the naming of 40 asteroids discovered by its Lulin Observatory.
The book, titled
The Story of Asteroids (小行星的故事), aims to draw attention to the nation’s spirit and values, the university said.
Built in 1992, the observatory in Nantou County is the highest in Taiwan. It has made hundreds of thousands of observations on more than 800 asteroids since discovering its first in 2002.