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James W. Christy

1938 - Today

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James Walter "Jim" Christy (born September 15, 1938) is an American astronomer known for discovering Charon, the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James W. Christy has received more than 59,547 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. James W. Christy is the 208th most popular astronomer (down from 181st in 2019), the 3,143rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,811th in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Astronomer.

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  • 60k

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  • 53.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, James W. Christy ranks 208 out of 531Before him are Johannes Fabricius, Rudolf Wolf, William Wallace Campbell, Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner, Guillaume Le Gentil, and Edward L. G. Bowell. After him are Heinrich Christian Schumacher, Timocharis, Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann, Seth Barnes Nicholson, Sergey Belyavsky, and Martin Schwarzschild.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, James W. Christy ranks 184Before him are Per Kirkeby, Isabelle Aubret, Takehiko Kawanishi, Sergei Novikov, Götz George, and Manuel Sanchís Martínez. After him are Daniel Buren, Perry Anderson, Jim Simons, Yuri Temirkanov, Carmela Corren, and Larry Niven.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James W. Christy ranks 3,143 out of 18,182Before him are Jackie Stallone (1921), Arnold Palmer (1929), Mos Def (1973), Sheryl Crow (1962), Leslie Lamport (1941), and Clara Barton (1821). After him are Cedric Gibbons (1893), John C. Mather (1946), Alvin E. Roth (1951), Larry Sanger (1968), Eric F. Wieschaus (1947), and Susan Sullivan (1942).

Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, James W. Christy ranks 37Before him are Michael H. Hart (1932), William Henry Pickering (1858), Francis Preserved Leavenworth (1858), Robert Grant Aitken (1864), Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866), and William Wallace Campbell (1862). After him are Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891), Heber Doust Curtis (1872), Milton L. Humason (1891), George Ellery Hale (1868), Nancy Roman (1925), and Eleanor F. Helin (1932).