Early on, heavenly bodies were named after mythical figures, nations or cities or otherwise already deceased "scientific legends" Wu Chien-hsiung's outstanding accomplishments in physics earned her the admiration of researchers at Nanjing's Mt.
早期發現的小行星，多以神話故事的人物或國家、城市來命名，要不就是科學界已逝的「先賢先烈」，如張衡、牛頓、愛因斯坦等。