Minor planet named after China's top medical scientist Zhong Nanshan

GUANGZHOU, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- A minor planet has been named after Chinese medical scientist Zhong Nanshan in recognition of his contribution to science at a ceremony held Friday in south China's Guangdong Province.

The minor planet, coded 325136, was first discovered in 2008 by the Purple Mountain Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with an orbital eccentricity of 0.199, an orbital inclination of