# Gao Xing

> Gao Xing is a Chinese amateur astronomer from Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. He built Xingming Observatory (星明天文台) in 2006 and discovered Comet C/2008 C1 (Chen-Gao) on February 1, 2008 with Chen Tao from Jiangsu and Comet P/2009 L2 (Yang-Gao) on June 15, 2009 with Yang Rui from Hangzhou, Zhejiang and Comet C/2015 F5 (SWAN-Xingming) on April 4, 2015 with Guoyou Sun from Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China (...?) and hence won the Edgar Wilson Award for 2008.

*Chinese astronomer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/gao-xing

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** China
- **Born:** 1974
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Gao Xing is a Chinese amateur astronomer from Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. He built Xingming Observatory (星明天文台) in 2006 and discovered Comet C/2008 C1 (Chen-Gao) on February 1, 2008 with Chen Tao from Jiangsu and Comet P/2009 L2 (Yang-Gao) on June 15, 2009 with Yang Rui from Hangzhou, Zhejiang and Comet C/2015 F5 (SWAN-Xingming) on April 4, 2015 with Guoyou Sun from Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China (...?) and hence won the Edgar Wilson Award for 2008.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 39.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Gao Xing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gao_Xing)
- [Gao Xing](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gao_Xing)
- [Gao Xing](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gao_Xing)
- [高兴 (业余天文学家)](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E5%85%B4_(%E4%B8%9A%E4%BD%99%E5%A4%A9%E6%96%87%E5%AD%A6%E5%AE%B6))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5521642)

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