Two minor planets will be named after the first Chinese manned spacecraft "Shenzhou V" and the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei.
The denomination has been ratified by Minor Planet Center and Committee on Small Body Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union.
The two minor planets will be respectively named as Shenzhou Planet and Yang Liwei Planet.
China successfully launched its first manned spacecraft, the "Shenzhou V" in October 2003 and the astronaut was Yang Liwei.
