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People

Friends of Xingming Observatory are from all walks of life and reside throughout China. A few are now professional astronomers living overseas, though they have engaged with Xingming as young amateurs, but all of us have a love of stars in heart. In the follow you will find a brief introduction and a headshot of a few among us.

Note: traditionally, Chinese state their surnames first. Here we follow this convention unless otherwise specified.

Update to 2024.02.14

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 89 supernovae, 62 extragalactic novae, 1 galactic nova, 3 comets , hundreds of other types of variable stars, hundreds of asteroids (provisional name), 11 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, 53 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 has co-discovered C/2015 F5 (SWAN-Xingming) with Xing, and is credited with the first milky way nova discovery made in China, V5582 Sagittarii. He is also one of the discoverers of the luminous red novaV1309 SCO“. He has discovered hundreds of new objects, including comets, asteroids, neos, exoplanets, supernovae, novae, luminous red novae, dwarf novae, nova-like variables, eclipsing binaries, pulsating variables, eruptive variables, rotating variables, double stars, multiple star system, strong gravitational lens, open star cluster, planetary nebulae 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 4 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 asteroid (definite name), 29 supernovae, 20 extragalactic novae, 52 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 3 NEOs, 46 supernovae, 43 extragalactic novae, 88 dwarf novae, hundreds of other types of variable stars, several independent discoveries, 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 30 supernovae, 16 extragalactic novae, 63 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 3 NEOs, 17 supernovae, 14 extragalactic novae, 41 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 asteroid (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 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 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 15 supernova, 18 extragalactic nova, 9 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 5 supernova, 2 extragalactic nova, 4 dwarf novae, hundreds of other types of variable stars, several independent discoveries, and LMXB etc.