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William Kwong Yu Yeung (also known simply as Bill Yeung; ; born 1960) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian amateur astronomer with telescopes based in the United States.

He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and also discovered the comet 172P/Yeung. He also discovered the object J002E3, which was first thought to be an asteroid, but is now known to be part of the Saturn V Rocket that propelled Apollo 12 into space. He worked first from "Rock Finder Observatory" (IAU code 652) in Calgary, Alberta, and now works from Arizona's Desert Beaver Observatory and Desert Eagle Observatory .

Awards and honors

The outer main-belt asteroid 40776 Yeungkwongyu, discovered by astronomer Roy Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott Observatory () in 1999, was named in his honor. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 9 June 2017 ().

List of discovered minor planets

Yeung is one of the most prolific discoverers of minor planets, credited by the Minor Planet Center with more than 2,000 numbered minor planets. The list below gives most of his discoveries in groups of 50 bodies, sorted by ascending number.

19848 Yeungchuchiu 2 October 2000 20760 Chanmatchun 27 February 2000 20887 Ngwaikin 18 November 2000 22136 Jamesharrison 1 November 2000 22183 Canonlau 23 December 2000 23257 Denny 29 December 2000 23258 Tsuihark 29 December 2000 25750 Miwnay 28 January 2000 25811 Richardteo 26 February 2000 25893 Sugihara 19 November 2000 25930 Spielberg 21 February 2001 26713 Iusukyin 13 April 2001 26732 Damianpeach 22 April 2001 26733 Nanavisitor 22 April 2001 26734 Terryfarrell 23 April 2001 26738 Lishizhen 28 April 2001 26743 Laichinglung 30 April 2001 27596 Maldives 16 February 2001 28963 Tamyiu 29 March 2001 28966 Yuyingshih 26 April 2001 28980 Chowyunfat 15 June 2001 32605 Lucy 23 August 2001 32613 Tseyuenman 27 August 2001 32618 Leungkamcheung 31 August 2001 32622 Yuewaichun 11 September 2001 34420 Peterpau 23 September 2000 34636 Lauwingkai 1 November 2000 34760 Ciccone 26 August 2001 34778 Huhunglick 10 September 2001 34779 Chungchiyung 10 September 2001 34789 Brucemckean 17 September 2001 34792 Hsiehcheching 20 September 2001 34815 Wongfaye 20 September 2001 34816 Billybarr 20 September 2001 34838 Lazowski 21 September 2001 34840 Lawwaikuen 25 September 2001 34841 Ruthgottesman 25 September 2001 34859 Lamshanmuk 15 October 2001 34871 Howaiho 18 October 2001 37117 Narcissus 1 November 2000 37139 Richardmuller 1 November 2000 8 November 2000 17 November 2000 18 October 2001 25 October 2001 38821 Linchinghsia 9 September 2000 38960 Yeungchihung 2 October 2000 38962 Chuwinghung 5 October 2000 38980 Gaoyaojie 23 October 2000 1 November 2000 26 November 2000 16 February 2001 39300 Auyeungsungfan 30 April 2001 39332 Lauwaiming 11 January 2002 12 January 2002 21 January 2002 39372 Wongtzewah 12 February 2002 20 September 2000 1 October 2000 24 October 2000 25 October 2000 29 October 2000 41740 Yuenkwokyung 1 November 2000 1 November 2000 41742 Wongkakui 1 November 2000 18 November 2000 23 December 2000 41981 Yaobeina 28 December 2000 29 December 2000 29 March 2001 11 September 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