Xi Zezong
Xi Zezong was a Chinese astronomer, historian, and translator. He is best known for finding in ancient Chinese history a reference to Ganymede being visible to the human eye by ancient astronomer Gan De, before it was officially recognised by the West. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and an Awardee of the Astronomy Prize.Honors
Asteroid 85472 Xizezong, discovered by the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program in 1997, was named in his honor. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on April 2, 2007.
