Gary Hug

Summary

Gary Hug is a human^[1]. He was born on +1950-10-29T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as an astronomer^[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[4]

Key Facts

• Gary Hug was born on +1950-10-29T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Gary Hug held citizenship in United States^[5].
• Gary Hug's professions included astronomer^[3].
• Gary Hug's field of work was astronomy^[6].
• Among Gary Hug's employers was Farpoint Observatory^[7].
• Gary Hug is recorded as male^[8].
• Gary Hug's instance of is recorded as human^[9].
• Gary Hug's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0392gm^[10].
• Gary Hug's family name is recorded as Hug^[11].
• Gary Hug's given name is recorded as Gary^[12].
• Gary Hug's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gary Hug'}^[13].
• Gary Hug's start of work period is recorded as +1999-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].

Body

Origins and Family

Gary Hug was born on +1950-10-29T00:00:00Z^[2].

Career and Affiliations

Gary Hug's professions included astronomer^[3]. His field of work was astronomy^[6]. He was employed by Farpoint Observatory^[7].

Why It Matters

Gary Hug ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]

He is credited with the discovery of 178P/Hug-Bell^[17], a periodic comet^[18]; 24305 Darrellparnell^[19], an asteroid^[20]; (88240) 2001 CG21^[21], an asteroid^[22]; 20673 Janelle^[23], an asteroid^[24]; 56678 Alicewessen^[25], an asteroid^[26]; and 51569 Garywessen^[27], an asteroid^[28].

FAQs

What did Gary Hug do for work?

Gary Hug worked as astronomer^[3].

What did Gary Hug discover?

Gary Hug is credited as discoverer of 178P/Hug-Bell^[17], 24305 Darrellparnell^[19], (88240) 2001 CG21^[21], and 20673 Janelle^[23].