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Poul B. Jensen is a Danish astronomer and a discoverer of 98 minor planets while working at Brorfelde Observatory. Between 1967 and 1969 he assisted in positional observations with the observatory's 7" transit circle. He is also a co-discoverer (with Carolyn S. Shoemaker) of the Comet Jensen-Shoemaker (1987g1). , he was still publishing in the Minor Planet Circulars.
On 22 July 1994, the main-belt asteroid 5900 Jensen was named by his colleges Karl Augustesen and Hans Jørn Fogh Olsen in his and his wife's honor ().
List of discovered minor planets
3033 Holbaek 5 March 1984 3318 Blixen 23 April 1985 3459 Bodil 2 April 1986 3596 Meriones 14 November 1985 3782 Celle 3 October 1986 3796 Lene 6 December 1986 3830 Trelleborg 11 September 1986 3858 Dorchester 3 October 1986 3864 Søren 6 December 1986 3934 Tove 23 February 1987 3948 Bohr 15 September 1985 3956 Caspar 3 November 1988 3989 Odin 8 September 1986 3990 Heimdal 25 September 1987 4059 Balder 29 September 1987 4088 Baggesen 3 April 1986 4092 Tyr 8 October 1986 4213 Njord 25 September 1987 4452 Ullacharles 7 September 1988 4453 Bornholm 3 November 1988 4484 Sif 25 February 1987 4572 Brage 8 September 1986 4669 Høder 27 October 1987 4862 Loke 30 September 1987 4894 Ask 8 September 1986 4895 Embla 13 October 1986 5024 Bechmann 14 November 1985 5030 Gyldenkerne 3 November 1988 5051 Ralph 24 September 1984 5106 Mortensen 19 February 1987 5116 Korsør 13 March 1988 5118 Elnapoul 7 September 1988 5119 Imbrius 8 September 1988 5165 Videnom 11 February 1985 5171 Augustesen 25 September 1987 5173 Stjerneborg 13 March 1988 5320 Lisbeth 14 November 1985 5321 Jagras 14 November 1985 5323 Fogh 13 October 1986 5427 Jensmartin 13 May 1986 5505 Rundetaarn 6 November 1986 5900 Jensen 3 October 1986 6000 United Nations 27 October 1987 6002 Eetion 8 September 1988 6085 Fraethi 25 September 1987 6119 Hjorth 6 December 1986 6184 Nordlund 26 October 1987 11 October 1986 6959 Mikkelkocha 3 November 1988 7559 Kirstinemeyer 14 November 1985 25 October 1987 7931 Kristianpedersen 13 March 1988 27 January 1987 8820 Anjandersen 14 November 1985 9015 Coe 14 November 1985 8 September 1988 10048 Grönbech 3 October 1986 10066 Pihack 1 December 1988 14 November 1985 8 September 1986 11 September 1986 11 September 1986 13 March 1988 10723 Tobiashinse 3 October 1986 9 April 1988 13 March 1988 2 April 1986 13 March 1988 9 September 1988 3 November 1988 14 November 1985 8 September 1988 30 September 1987 27 April 1989 30 September 1987 8 September 1988 12 December 1988 8 September 1988 25 September 1987 30 September 1987 13 March 1988 3 November 1988 4 October 1986 25 September 1987 1 December 1988 8 September 1988 4 October 1986 25 September 1987 9 September 1988 3 November 1988 7 September 1988 13 March 1988 13 March 1988 3 November 1988 30 September 1987 3 November 1988 11 October 1986 30 September 1987 Co-discovery made with: K. Augustesen H. J. Fogh Olsen
See also List of minor planet discoverers
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