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Jun Chen

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Jun Chen is a Chinese American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. She obtained her BS at Beijing University in 1990, and obtained her PhD from the University of Hawaii in 1997. Working together with David Jewitt and Jane Luu and other astronomers, she has co-discovered a number of Kuiper belt objects. The Minor Planet Center credits her with the co-discovery of 10 minor planets during 1994–1997. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jun Chen is the 652nd most popular astronomer (down from 637th in 2024). (down from 5,401st in 2019)

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Among astronomers, Jun Chen ranks 653 out of 644. Before her are Amy Mainzer, Feryal Özel, Anna Frebel, Natalie Batalha, Robert S. McMillan, Austin Mardon, and Mario Jurić. After her are Amy Barger, Maria A. Barucci, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Violeta G. Ivanova, and Tabetha S. Boyajian.

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Among people born in 2000, Jun Chen ranks 494. Before her are Akira Sone, Jorinde van Klinken, Fabiano Parisi, Melvine Malard, Ibrahim Bayesh, and Jay Gorter. After her are Daphne van Domselaar, Zhang Boheng, Bobby Prince, Penny Oleksiak, Atle Lie McGrath, and Ethan Vernon.

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