Zhang Daqing
Zhang Daqing (Chinese: 张大庆) (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 was discovered by his self-made telescope on February 1, 2002.
External links[edit]
- http://comet.lamost.org/comet/zhang.htm (in Chinese)
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