1990年,太阳系一颗新发现的编号2752的小行星,正式被命名为“吴健雄星”。 按照国际惯例,经过探测、发现、研究而获得国际永久编号的新星,发现者有权为它命名。早期人们多以神话故事里的人物或国家、城市称之,要不就是科学界已逝的伟人,如张衡、牛顿、爱因斯坦等。 然而吴健雄以她在物理学上的成就,赢得中国南京紫金山天文台的推崇而获命名。她是少数在有生之年获得这种殊荣的科学家之一。 In 1990, a newly discovered asteroid in the solar system numbered 2752 was formally named “Wu Jian Xiong Xing.” In accordance with international practice, the finder has the right to name a new star whose international permanent number has been discovered, discovered and studied. In the early days, most people called the characters or countries or cities in the mythological story or the late giants of science, such as Zhang Heng, Newton and Einstein. However, Wu Jianxiong won her name for her achievement in physics and won the respect of the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing, China. She is one of the few scientists to receive this honor in her lifetime.