Monday, November 14, 2005

(26733) Nanavisitor


Nana Visitor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys

Nana Visitor (July 26, 1957) is an American actress. Visitor is most famous for playing Major (later Colonel) Kira Nerys in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from 1993 to 1999.

Nana Visitor was born in New York as Nana Tucker, and began her acting career in the 1970s on the Broadway stage in such productions as The One and Only. Her film debut (billed as Nana Tucker) came in the 1977 film, The Sentinel. On television, Visitor co-starred in the short-lived 1976 sitcom, Ivan the Terrible and from 1978 to 1982 had short-lived regular roles on three soap operas: Ryan's Hope, The Doctors, and One Life to Live. Prior to obtaining the role of Kira, Visitor co-starred in a short-lived sitcom based upon the film Working Girl and co-starred in a failed television pilot for a series based upon the comic strip character, The Spirit. After DS9 ended, she had a recurring role as a villain on the series Dark Angel. Visitor was then cast as the mother on the ABC Family series Wildfire which premiered on June 20, 2005.

Visitor married fellow Star Trek actor Alexander Siddig in 1997. They had a son in 1996, named Django El Tahir El Siddig and her pregnancy was incorporated into a Deep Space Nine storyline. Visitor and Siddig divorced in 2001. She also has a son, Buster, from a previous marriage.
Visitor is the niece of American actress and dancer Cyd Charisse.

The asteroid 26733 Nanavisitor, discovered in 2001, was named in her honor by its discoverer Bill Yeung (who has discovered thousands of asteroids).

26734 Terryfarrell


26734 Terryfarrell is an asteroid discovered on April 23, 2001 by Canadian astronomer William Kwong Yu Yeung. Initially designated 2001 HG16, the asteroid was given its present name by the International Astronomical Union in honor of American actress Terry Farrell, who is best known for playing Jadzia Dax on the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
An asteroid discovered one day earlier by Yeung was given the name 26733 Nanavisitor by the IAU in honor of Farrell's DS9 co-star, Nana Visitor.

Sunday, November 13, 2005

Sugihara (25893) -- 青山有幸埋忠骨


Chiune Sugihara (杉原千畝 Sugihara Chiune, January 1, 1900July 31, 1986) was a Japanese diplomat who saved Jews during the World War II when he was a Japanese consul to Lithuania. He was one of those who appeared to have no discernible motivation other than just wanting to do what was right, and came to be known as the "Japanese Schindler."

For detail, see http://www.eagleman.com/sugihara/story.html

Asteroids named by Bill Yeung

(19848)yeungchuchiu
(20760)chanmatchun
(23257)Denny
(23258)徐克
(25893)杉原干畝
(25930)Spielberg
(26733)Nanavisitor
(26734)Terryfarrell
(34420)鲍德熹
(38821)林青霞
(50412)Ewen
(71461)Chowmeeyee.
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