21 March 2022
Asteroid 52487, discovered in 1995 by astronomers at the Xinglong Observatory of National Astronomical Observatories, CAS, named after Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). A ceremony took place online and offline on 21 March to announce the naming of Asteroid Huazhongkejida (Chinese pinyin of HUST), approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). HUST has made many advanced sci-tech breakthroughs and actively promoted interdisciplinary studies such as physics, astronomy, and space science.
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