John Broughton

Summary

John Broughton is a human^[1]. Born in Sydney^[2], he… he was born on +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• John Broughton was born in Sydney^[2].
• John Broughton was born on +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• John Broughton held citizenship in Australia^[6].
• John Broughton worked as an astronomer^[4].
• John Broughton was employed by Reedy Creek Observatory^[7].
• John Broughton's image is recorded as JohnBroughton1983.jpg^[8].
• John Broughton is recorded as male^[9].
• John Broughton's instance of is recorded as human^[10].
• John Broughton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/038ywq^[11].
• John Broughton's family name is recorded as Broughton^[12].
• John Broughton's given name is recorded as John^[13].

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Origins and Family

John Broughton's place of birth was Sydney^[2]. He was born on +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Broughton worked as an astronomer^[4]. He was employed by Reedy Creek Observatory^[7].

Why It Matters

John Broughton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14]

He is credited with the discovery of 15092 Beegees^[15], an asteroid^[16]; 15495 Bogie^[17], an asteroid^[18]; 22754 Olympus^[19], an asteroid^[20]; 54521 Aladdin^[21], an asteroid^[22]; 11196 Michanikos^[23], an asteroid^[24]; and 17166 Secombe^[25], an asteroid^[26].

FAQs

Where was John Broughton born?

John Broughton's place of birth was Sydney^[2].

What did John Broughton do for work?

John Broughton worked as astronomer^[4].

What did John Broughton discover?

John Broughton is credited as discoverer of 15092 Beegees^[15], 15495 Bogie^[17], 22754 Olympus^[19], and 54521 Aladdin^[21].