Announcing the world’s first asteroid “29438 Zhengjia (1997 MV)” named after an enterprise participating in public schooling and the opening ceremony of Grandview Museum of Science & Grandview Museum of Astronomy
GUANGZHOU,China, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On September 8, 2022, asteroid No.29438 was formally named “29438 Zhengjia (1997 MV)”, the phonetic spelling of Grandview in Chinese, and the opening ceremony of Grandview Museum of Science and Grandview Museum of Astronomy was held at Guangzhou Marriott Hotel. This is the first asteroid named after an enterprise participating in public schooling by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), which represents not solely the recognition and affirmation on the Grandview Group’s contribution to residents’ science schooling by worldwide and home scientific and academic societies, but in addition the expectation and encouragement for the future growth of astronomy analysis and in style science schooling in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. The opening ceremony additionally introduced the official opening of Grandview Museum of Science and Grandview Museum of Astronomy, two new members of the “Grandview Planet”.
On June 26, 1997, an asteroid was detected and recorded at Xinglong Observatory of National Astronomical Observatories (NAOC). This 12 months, with the approval of the WG Small Bodies Nomenclature, this asteroid was formally named “29438 Zhengjia (1997 MV)”. Chen Jiansheng, astrophysicist and academician of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, offered the certificates of asteroid naming to Grandview Group. “The naming of 29438 Zhengjia (1997 MV) is a gift from the NAOC and the IAU to Grandview Group, which is committed to promoting the development of astronomical science popularization and research education in the form of public welfare venues,” stated Academician Chang Jin, Director of the NAOC, at the occasion.
The Group will be a part of arms with the NAOC, to construct the Grandview Astronomical Education Center. Notably, the photos of Xinglong Observatory can be despatched to Grandview Astronomical Education Center in actual time. In this manner, the public are invited to discover the mysteries above the starry sky collectively.
Max Xie, Vice Chairman and CEO of Grandview Group Co., Ltd., stated at the ceremony, “Imagination is the gene engraved in our bones. As a trendy landmark in Guangzhou, Grandview Mall has been committed to creating imaginative new-type businesses, integrating culture, creativity and dreams into different formats, and creating more joy and happiness for the public.”
On the similar day, two museums have been formally opened. Grandview Museum of Science, with an space of 10, 000㎡, is China’s first theme science museum inbuilt accordance with the requirements of world-class science museums. It presents the guests with a collection of attention-grabbing displays, together with world’s largest Coriolis turntable, the world’s first Madeburg hemisphere expertise, the reproduced traditional scientific experiment of Leaning Tower of Pisa and the “descendants” of the apple tree that hit Newton in historical past, and so forth.
The Grandview Museum of Astronomy brings the viewers into an impressive world the place fable, science, tales and historical past coexist! You can lie on the grass, lookup at the starry sky; you’ll be able to expertise the shock of reaching out to select stars with the supernovae erupting overhead!
As an necessary place to guard and inherit human civilization, museums are considered one of the necessary methods to assist individuals be taught science. The naming of 29438 Zhengjia (1997 MV) and the brand-new look of the two museums will facilitate Grandview Mall to be constructed into the most full science schooling base in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with the most full fields, the most numerous sorts in addition to the richest content material.
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