Many asteroids were also discovered at the observatory, including the Trojan asteroids 2223 Sarpedon, 2260 Neoptolemus, 2363 Cebriones, 2456 Palamedes, as well as the eponymous 3494 Purple Mountain.
Так же в обсерватории открыто большое количество астероидов, таких, как троянские астероиды 2223 Sarpedon, 2260 Neoptolemus, 2363 Cebriones, 2456 Palamedes и другие.