James Whitney Young, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

James Whitney Young

American astronomer

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1941

Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon, United States

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

James Whitney Young (born January 24, 1941) is an American astronomer who worked in the field of asteroid research.
After nearly 47 years with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at their Table Mountain Facility, Young retired July 16, 2009. He was a very prolific minor planet-observer of both physical properties and astrometric positions, and had discovered more than 250 asteroids since 2002, most of them from the main-belt, as well as several near-Earth objects, Mars-crossers and Jupiter trojans.
He also discovered SN 2004eg, an extra-galactic supernova. The Florian asteroid 2874 Jim Young was named in his honor.