Jun Chen

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Discovered asteroids : 11
(15807) 1994 GV 1 1 April 15, 1994
(15820) 1994 TB 1 October 2, 1994
(15874) 1996 TL 66 1, 2, 3 October 9, 1996
(15883) 1997 CR 29 1, 2 February 3, 1997
(20108) 1995 QZ 9 1 August 29, 1995
(20161) 1996 TR 66 1, 2, 3 October 8, 1996
(32929) 1995 QY 9 1 August 31, 1995
(33001) 1997 CU 29 1, 2, 3 February 6, 1997
(58534) Logos 1, 2, 3 February 4, 1997
(79360) Sila-Nunam 1, 2, 3 February 3, 1997
(118228) 1996 TQ 66 1, 2, 3 October 8, 1996
1 together with David C. Jewitt
2 together with Jane Luu
3 together with Chad Trujillo

Jun Chen is an American astronomer of Chinese descent. She graduated from Peking University with a bachelor's degree in 1990 and received her doctorate in 1997 from the University of Hawaii .

Together with David C. Jewitt , Jane Luu and Chad Trujillo , she discovered a total of 11 asteroids in the Kuiper Belt between 1994 and 1997 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Minor Planet Discoverers