Yukun Huang  ホワン ユウクン

Welcome to my academic homepage. I am currently a Project Research Fellow at CfCA NAOJ, working with Prof. Eiichiro Kokubo. My research interests span a broad array of topics within dynamical astronomy. These include celestial mechanics, Kuiper Belt objects, and the formation and evolution history of the Solar System.

I completed my PhD from UBC Dept. of Physics & Astronomy under the guidance of Prof. Brett Gladman in 2023. Prior to this, I achieved my Master’s degree in astrodynamics with distinction from Tsinghua University in 2019.

You can find me in other places like Google Scholar and ADS.

updates

Jun 1, 2026 🚀 I derived analytical solutions for an ensemble of small bodies scattered by a planet. Read the paper.
Jul 18, 2025 We found a new Sednoid! The discovery of「2023 KQ14」(nicknamed「Ammonite」) suggests a primordial alignment that could be linked to a lost rogue planet in the past. Check out our Nature Astronomy paper for more details.

selected publications

  1. AJ
    Analytical Solutions for Planet-scattering Small Bodies
    Huang, YukunGladman, B.,  and Kokubo, E.
    The Astronomical Journal 2026
  2. Nat Astron
    Discovery and dynamics of a Sedna-like object with a perihelion of 66 au
    Chen, Y.-T.Lykawka, P. S.Huang, Yukun,  Kavelaars, J. J. and 29 more authors
    Nature Astronomy 2025
  3. ApJL
    Primordial Orbital Alignment of Sednoids
    Huang, Yukun,  and Gladman, B.
    Astrophysical Journal Letters 2024
  4. ApJL
    A Rogue Planet Helps Populate the Distant Kuiper Belt
    Huang, YukunGladman, B.Beaudoin, M.,  and Zhang, K.
    Astrophysical Journal Letters 2022