People

Gao Xing (高兴)

Xing is a native of Ürümqi in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China. He is the founder and manager of Xingming Observatory, and is a pioneer in amateur-led astronomical surveys in China. He has an asteroid named after him, (204710) Gaoxing. He has discovered 92 supernovae, 62 extragalactic novae, 1 galactic nova, 4 comets , hundreds of other types of variable stars, hundreds of asteroids (provisional name), 14 asteroids (definite name), 3 NEOs, and several independent discoveries. He is a three-time recipient of the Edgar Wilson Award given by the International Astronomical Union, and was awarded the 2017 Amateur Achievement Award by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in recognition of his achievements.

Man-To Hui (许文韬; surname: Hui)

Man-To was originally from Guangzhou. He completed his PhD and postdoc at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Hawaii, and is currently an assistant professor at the Macau University of Science and Technology. (51166) Huimanto is named after him.Man-To has discovered several sungrazing comets in the SOHO archive and asteroids in the NEAT archive.

Tan Hanjie (谭翰杰)

Hanjie is originally from Guangzhou, and is a PhD student at Astronomical Institute of Charles University. He is a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project, and has discovered 15 supernova, 2 extragalactic nova, 98 dwarf novae, and dozens of other types of variable stars. He has discovered many more comets, asteroids, supernovae and planetary nebulae in data archives.

Sun Guoyou (孙国佑)

Guoyou is a native of Wenzhou, Zhejiang. He is the co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project. (546756) Sunguoyou is named after him. Guoyou is praised for the first discovery of the Milky Way nova V5582 Sagittarius in China. He is also one of the discoverers of the world-famous luminous red nova “V1309 SCO“. The object is considered the “Rosetta stone” linking the class of eruptive variables with mergers.. He has discovered hundreds of new objects, including comets(C/2015 F5 and P/2024 FG9), asteroids, near-Earth asteroids, exoplanets, supernovae, novae, luminous red novae, nova-like variables, dwarf novae, young stellar object, active galactic nuclei, brown dwarfs, strong gravitational lenses, multiple star systems, eclipsing binaries, pulsating variables, eruptive variables, rotating variables, X-ray variables, planetary nebulae, emission nebulae, reflection nebulae, open star clusters, binary stars, etc. He is the recipient of the 2015 Edgar Wilson Award.

Xu Zhijian (徐智坚)

Zhijian, a native of Nanjing, Jiangsu, is a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project. (546843) Xuzhijian is named after him. He has discovered 5 asteroids (definite name), 14 supernovae, 3 extragalactic novae, and dozens of other types of variable stars. He has also participated the Purple Mountain Observatory surveys and discovered 56 supernovae there. He has discovered hundreds of sungrazing comets in SOHO and STEREO archive.

Ruan Jiangao (阮建高)

Jiangao is a native of Fangchenggang, Guangxi, and is a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project. (546842) Ruanjiangao is named after him. He is the first Chinese amateur astronomer to discover extragalactic nova, and has discovered 2 asteroids (definite name), 31 supernovae, 20 extragalactic novae, 97 dwarf novae, hundreds of other types of variable stars, some independent discoveries, and a few dozens sungrazing comets in SOHO and STEREO archive.

Zhang Mi (张宓)

Mi, a native of Shanghai, is a former director of Xingming Observatory Secretary Department, a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project. He has discovered 1 comet (P/2024 FG9), 3 NEOs, 50 supernovae, 43 extragalactic novae, 135 dwarf novae, over 400 variable stars of various types, and AGN, LMXB etc.

Sun Peiyuan (孙霈源)

Peiyuan is a native of Tai’an, Shandong. He is a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project, (546846) Sunpeiyuan is named after him, and has discovered 1 asteroid (definite name)，3 supernovae, 1 extragalactic nova, and hundreds of sungrazing comets in SOHO archive.

Zhao Jingyuan (赵经远)

Jingyuan is a native of Zaoyang, Hubei, and is a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project. He also is the director of Xingming Observatory Secretary Department, who leads Xingming Observatory Secretary Department and is responsible for the liaison, publicity and astronomical science popularization of the observatory. He has discovered 32 supernovae, 16 extragalactic novae, 110 dwarf novae, hundreds of other types of variable stars, several independent discoveries, and AGN, LMXB etc.

Zhou Wenjie (周文杰)

Wenjie is a native of Shanghai, and is a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project. He has discovered 1 comet (P/2024 FG9), 3 NEOs, 19 supernovae, 14 extragalactic novae, 87 dwarf novae, hundreds of other types of variable stars, several independent discoveries, and AGN, LMXB etc. He has also discovered 103 sungrazing comets in SOHO archive.

Gao Wei (高伟)

Wei is a native of Nong’an, Jilin, and is a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project. (616688) Gaowei is named after him. He has discovered 1 asteroid (definite name)，7 supernovae and 2 extragalactic novae.

Jin Zhangwei (金彰伟)

Zhangwei is a native of Ningbo, Zhejiang. Zhangwei co-administrates the Popular Supernova Project with Guoyou and others. He has discovered 2 asteroids (definite name), 15 supernovae, 3 sungrazing comets in SOHO archive, and a few independent discoveries.

Wang Bin (王彬)

Bin currently resides in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. He is a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project and has discovered 3 supernovae, 1 extragalactic nova, and a few variable stars.

Liao Xi (廖熙)

Xi, a native of Hefei, Anhui, is a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project. He has discovered 1 comet (P/2024 FG9), 1 asteroid (definite name),  3 NEOs, 3 supernovae.

Li Ang (李昂)

Ang is a native of Shenyang. He is a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project and has discovered 1 asteroid (definite name), 3 supernovae.

Ji Cheng (计成)

Cheng is a native of Beijing, and is a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project. He has discovered 1 supernova and 1 extragalactic nova.

Jianlin Xu (徐建林)

Xu is a native of Suzhou, and is a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project. He has discovered 19 supernova, 18 extragalactic nova, 41 dwarf novae, dozens of other types of variable stars, several independent discoveries, and AGN etc.

Yanxi Li (李言蹊)

Li is a native of Pingdingshan, and is a co-administrator of the Popular Supernova Project. He has discovered 7 supernova, 2 extragalactic nova, 6 dwarf novae, hundreds of other types of variable stars, several independent discoveries, and LMXB etc.