Zhang Daqing
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Zhang Daqing (born October 23, 1969) is a Chinese amateur astronomer
. He is from Henan
province.
He co-discovered periodic comet
153P/Ikeya-Zhang
. He is the first Chinese amateur astronomer who has a comet name after him. He is also a telescope maker. Periodic comet
153P/Ikeya-Zhang
is discovered by his self-made telescope on Feb.1st 2002.
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
. He is from Henan
Henan
Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
province.
He co-discovered periodic comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
153P/Ikeya-Zhang
153P/Ikeya-Zhang
Comet Ikeya-Zhang is a comet discovered independently by two astronomers from Japan and China in 2002....
. He is the first Chinese amateur astronomer who has a comet name after him. He is also a telescope maker. Periodic comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
153P/Ikeya-Zhang
153P/Ikeya-Zhang
Comet Ikeya-Zhang is a comet discovered independently by two astronomers from Japan and China in 2002....
is discovered by his self-made telescope on Feb.1st 2002.
External links
- http://comet.lamost.org/comet/zhang.htm (in Chinese)