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Alan Hale

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Alan Hale (born 1958) is an American professional astronomer who co-discovered Comet Hale–Bopp independently of its other co-discoverer, Thomas Bopp, an amateur astronomer. Hale specializes in the study of Sun-like stars and the search for extra-solar planetary systems, and has side interests in the fields of comets and near-Earth asteroids. He has been an active astronomer most of his life and currently serves as the president of the Earthrise Institute, which he founded, and which has as its mission the use of astronomy as a tool for breaking down international and intercultural barriers. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named an asteroid in Hale's honor, 4151 Alanhale, in recognition of his numerous comet observations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Hale is the 590th most popular astronomer (up from 593rd in 2019), the 1,997th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,907th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Japanese Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Alan Hale ranks 590 out of 644. Before him are Philip Herbert Cowell, Osamu Muramatsu, Satoru Otomo, Silvia Torres-Peimbert, Bruce C. Murray, and A. E. Douglass. After him are Jana Tichá, Christian Pollas, Matthew J. Holman, Gary Hug, Lenka Kotková, and Debra Fischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Alan Hale ranks 539. Before him are Pascale Trinquet, Philippe Desmet, Peter Watts, Arto Bryggare, Tom Thibodeau, and Antonio Di Gennaro. After him are Wilfred Benítez, Hrant Bagratyan, Imre Garaba, Luc Luycx, Sergei Treshchov, and Joop Hiele.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Alan Hale ranks 1,997 out of 6,245. Before him are Takeshi Motoyoshi (1967), Tsutomu Fujihara (1980), Noriaki Sugiyama (1974), Beatriz (null), Keitaro Koga (1991), and Masami Kuwashima (1950). After him are Makoto Sugiyama (1960), Tsubasa Oshima (1983), Takahiro Kimura (1957), Tetsuya Abe (1983), Miyuki Izumi (1975), and Kazuma Irifune (1986).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Japan

Among astronomers born in Japan, Alan Hale ranks 21. Before him are Tomimaru Okuni (1931), Takao Kobayashi (1961), Kazuro Watanabe (1955), Kin Endate (1960), Naoto Satō (1953), and Masaru Arai (1952). After him are Masayuki Yanai (1959), Hiroshi Mori (1958), Akimasa Nakamura (1961), Tetsuo Kagawa (1969), and Toshimasa Furuta (2000).

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