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Robert S. McMillan

2000 - Today

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Robert S. McMillan is an astronomer at the University of Arizona, and heads the Spacewatch project, which studies minor planets. He has made various discoveries, including notably 20000 Varuna. On October 19, 2008, he discovered a short-periodic comet 208P/McMillan. In 1977 McMillan received his Ph.D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert S. McMillan has received more than 1,914 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert S. McMillan is the 568th most popular astronomer (down from 530th in 2019), the 18,030th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,795th in 2019) and the 125th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Robert S. McMillan ranks 568 out of 531Before him are Brett J. Gladman, Dale Frail, Alan Stern, Amy Mainzer, Vicky Kalogera, and Jan Kleyna. After him are Atsushi Sugie, Brian A. Skiff, and Pamela M. Kilmartin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Robert S. McMillan ranks 244Before him are Mary Akrami, Birk Ruud, Hinata Kida, Ryo Takahashi, Lamecha Girma, and Josh Green. After him are Ashley Moloney, Naoki Tsubaki, Hiroto Yamada, Ryoichi Imamura, Tom Cross, and Rei Hirakawa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert S. McMillan ranks 18,030 out of 18,182Before him are Kami Craig (1987), Olivia Smoliga (1994), Ty Panitz (1999), Hunter Hayes (1991), Ruth Riley (1979), and Adreian Payne (1991). After him are Maya DiRado (1993), Caryn Davies (1982), Chris Pontius (1987), Greg Garza (1991), Virginia Thrasher (1997), and Kasey Kahne (1980).

Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Robert S. McMillan ranks 125Before him are David J. Tholen (1955), Matthew J. Holman (1967), Jeff T. Alu (1966), Alan Stern (1957), Amy Mainzer (1974), and Jan Kleyna (2000).