Jun Chen

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Minor planets discovered: 11

(15807) 1994 GV9	April 15, 1994	with D. C. Jewitt
(15820) 1994 TB	October 2, 1994	with D. C. Jewitt
(15874) 1996 TL66	October 9, 1996	with C. A. Trujillo, D. C. Jewitt, J. X. Luu
(15883) 1997 CR29	February 3, 1997	with D. C. Jewitt, C. A. Trujillo
(20108) 1995 QZ9	August 29, 1995	with D. C. Jewitt
(20161) 1996 TR66	October 8, 1996	with D. C. Jewitt, C. A. Trujillo, J. X. Luu
(32929) 1995 QY9	August 31, 1995	with D. C. Jewitt
(33001) 1997 CU29	February 6, 1997	with D. C. Jewitt, J. X. Luu, C. A. Trujillo
(58534) 1997 CQ29	February 4, 1997	with D. C. Jewitt, J. X. Luu, C. A. Trujillo
(79360) 1997 CS29	February 3, 1997	with J. X. Luu, D. C. Jewitt, C. A. Trujillo
(118228) 1996 TQ66	October 8, 1996	with D. C. Jewitt, C. A. Trujillo, J. X. Luu

Jun Chen is a Chinese American astronomer.

She obtained her BS at Beijing University in 1990, and obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii in 1997.

Working together with David Jewitt and Jane Luu and other astronomers, she has co-discovered a number of Kuiper belt objects.

She is currently working as a software developer in private industry.