83598 Aiweiwei
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83598 Aiweiwei is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by William Kwong Yu Yeung
at the Desert Eagle Observatory
near Benson, Arizona
, on September 25, 2001. It is named after Ai Weiwei
, a Chinese artist.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered by William Kwong Yu Yeung
William Kwong Yu Yeung
William Kwong Yu Yeung is a Hong Kong-born, Canadian astronomer with telescopes based in the United States.He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and also discovered the comet 172P/Yeung...
at the Desert Eagle Observatory
Desert Eagle Observatory
Desert Eagle Observatory is a private amateur astronomical observatory, situated near Benson, Arizona. Operated by William Kwong Yu Yeung, the observatory's primary purpose is the observation and discovery of asteroids, which include but are not limited to comets and Near Earth Asteroids...
near Benson, Arizona
Benson, Arizona
-Transportation:Benson Airport is located 3 miles north west of the city.Benson is served by Interstate 10 to the north, which travels directly to downtown Tucson....
, on September 25, 2001. It is named after Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, active in sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural criticism. Ai collaborated with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron as the artistic consultant on the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008...
, a Chinese artist.