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John Broughton

1952 - Today

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John Broughton (born 1952) is an Australian amateur astronomer and artist. He is among the most prolific discoverers of minor planets worldwide, credited by the Minor Planet Center with more than a thousand discoveries made between 1997 and 2008. His observations are done at Reedy Creek Observatory (428), in Queensland, Australia. In 2002, Broughton was one of five astronomers to be awarded a "Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant" by the Planetary Society to support his work on near-Earth asteroids. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Broughton is the 521st most popular astronomer (down from 515th in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Australia (up from 279th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, John Broughton ranks 521 out of 644. Before him are Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist, William Rutter Dawes, Okuro Oikawa, Hiroshi Kaneda, Agnes Mary Clerke, and Charles Augustus Young. After him are Barnaba Oriani, Yuji Hyakutake, Royal Harwood Frost, Grove Karl Gilbert, Helen Sawyer Hogg, and Matvey Gusev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Broughton ranks 427. Before him are Bill Walton, Bernard Edwards, Tony Plana, Santiago Santamaría, Henry Padovani, and Jorge Llopart. After him are Richard Wagner, Duncan Regehr, Ricardo Villa, Mokhtar Hasni, Joe Alaskey, and Jiichiro Date.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Broughton ranks 259 out of 1,143. Before him are William Deane (1931), Nia Jax (1984), Rodney Heath (1884), John H. Coates (1945), Mia Wasikowska (1989), and John Finnis (1940). After him are David Malet Armstrong (1926), Catherine Martin (1965), Danny Clark (1951), Ken Kavanagh (1923), Teresa Palmer (1986), and Richard Bonynge (1930).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Australia

Among astronomers born in Australia, John Broughton ranks 3. Before him are Walter Frederick Gale (1865), and Ruby Payne-Scott (1912). After him are Frank B. Zoltowski (1957).

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