David C. Jewitt

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/David_C._Jewitt

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Dannie_Heineman_Prize_for_Astrophysics gptkb:James_Craig_Watson_Medal gptkb:Shaw_Prize_in_Astronomy gptkb:Kavli_Prize_in_Astrophysics
gptkbp:birthDate	1958
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:England
gptkbp:citizenship	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Kuiper_Belt trans-Neptunian objects
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:John_S._Lewis
gptkbp:doctoralStudent	gptkb:Jane_Luu
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles gptkb:University_of_Hawaii
gptkbp:field	planetary science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	David C. Jewitt
gptkbp:knownFor	discovery of 15760 Albion (1992 QB1) co-discovering the first trans-Neptunian object (other than Pluto and Charon)
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American British
gptkbp:occupation	astronomer
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Fornjot
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5