Zhu Jin's major achievements in astronomy lies in the research of asteroids. He has been the host of the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program since 1994, and by 2001, he had discovered 2728 asteroids which were given provisional designation, 1214 of them being eventually numbered and named permanently. In addition, his team discovered a comet on 3 June 1997, which was later named Zhu-Balam. He is also a member of Small Bodies Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union.[2][3]
Science popularization
Zhu Jin is personally involved in the popularization of astronomy actively, and often organizes and gives lectures in Beijing Planetarium and other places in China. He also engages in astronomy popularization activities in chat shows on radio and television, and amateur astronomy activities specially organized for young people.[4]
Views on astrology
Zhu has spoken on the plausibility of astrology. During the "Dialogue between Astrology and Astronomy" held by the Beijing Planetarium on 19 June 2011, he questioned the theory of American astrologer David Railey for several times.[5] He said with regard to astrology:
From the astronomical point of view, the permutations and combinations of the planets have no effects on our lives. Statistics have been made, from which no particular impact was found.
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