一小行星被正式命名“王菲星”

据《文汇报》报道，国际天文学联合会小天体命名工作组（WGSBN）发布的官方公告中显示，6月9日，经国际天文学联合会小天体命名工作组批准，由国际上最多产的小行星猎手之一杨光宇发现的编号第34815号小行星被正式命名为“王菲星”。

The name of Asia pop diva Faye Wong has been adopted for an asteroid as the International Astronomical Union's Working Group on Small Body Nomenclature (WGSBN) announced that asteroid No 34815 will be called "Faye Wong Star".

According to the official announcement released by the WGSBN, asteroid No 34815 was discovered on Sept 20, 2001, by William Yeung Kwong-yu, one of the world's most prolific asteroid hunters.

王菲星轨道示意图。图源：JPL

公告上的命名理由显示，王菲是华语乐坛传奇歌手、词曲创作者及演员，作为标志性音乐人，她以空灵嗓音和独特艺术理念跨越文化边界，启发了无数乐迷。在西方观众心中，她最为人熟知的角色是在王家卫执导的电影《重庆森林》与《2046》中的精彩演出。

The naming rationale stated in the announcement notes that Faye Wong is a Chinese singer-songwriter and actress. As an iconic singer, her unique voice and artistic vision have transcended boundaries, inspiring millions. In the West she is perhaps best known for starring in Wong Kar-wai's films

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王菲星是香港天文学会前会长杨光宇在2001年9月20日发现的，除了以自己亲人好友的名字来命名小行星，杨光宇还常用演艺界人物的名字，如林青霞、邓丽君、刘德华、张国荣、李安等。此外，杨光宇还曾将两颗小行星命名为“李白”和“杜甫”。

According to media reports, in addition to naming asteroids after his own family and friends, Yeung often selects names of prominent figures from the entertainment industry, such as Brigitte Lin, Teresa Teng, Andy Lau, Leslie Cheung, and Ang Lee. He has also named two asteroids after the renowned ancient Chinese poets Li Bai and Du Fu.

杨光宇是国际上最多产的小行星猎手之一，据不完全统计，他发现的获得永久编号的小行星已达2000多颗，也具有这些小行星的命名权。他曾在公开报道中表示，给小行星命名的意义在于寄托个人的心意。

As one of the world's most prolific asteroid hunter, Yeung has discovered over 2,000 asteroids that have been granted permanent designations, each of which he has the right to name. In previous interviews, he described asteroid naming as "a way to carry sentiment into the sky".

曾多次参与中国天文史料整理和发掘工作的天文爱好者林景明特别说明，小行星命名没有任何奖金和奖状，且其命名权是不可转让和买卖的。

一直以来，网络上有商家打着“买卖小行星命名权”的旗号行招摇撞骗之举，但这类服务并未得到国际天文学联合会小天体命名工作组的权威认证。

编辑：黎霈融

实习生：赵苑如

来源：中国新闻社 ECNS WGSBN

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