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| Organization | Astronomical Society of Winterthur |
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| Observatory code |
151
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| Location | Winterthur, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 47°28′29″N 8°44′34″E / 47.474694°N 8.742806°E |
| Altitude | 542 metres (1,778 ft) |
| Established | 1979 |
| Website |
www |
  Location of Eschenberg Observatory | |
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Eschenberg Observatory ( German: Sternwarte Eschenberg) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Astronomical Society of Winterthur. It is located in northeastern Switzerland in Winterthur and was founded in 1979. [1]
The outer main-belt asteroid 96206 Eschenberg, discovered by Freimut Börngen at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in 1992, was named for the observatory. [1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 9 June 2017 ( M.P.C. 105279). [2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "96206 Eschenberg (1992 SU17)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
External links
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| Organization | Astronomical Society of Winterthur |
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| Observatory code |
151
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| Location | Winterthur, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 47°28′29″N 8°44′34″E / 47.474694°N 8.742806°E |
| Altitude | 542 metres (1,778 ft) |
| Established | 1979 |
| Website |
www |
Location of Eschenberg Observatory | |
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Related media on Commons | |
Eschenberg Observatory ( German: Sternwarte Eschenberg) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Astronomical Society of Winterthur. It is located in northeastern Switzerland in Winterthur and was founded in 1979. [1]
The outer main-belt asteroid 96206 Eschenberg, discovered by Freimut Börngen at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in 1992, was named for the observatory. [1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 9 June 2017 ( M.P.C. 105279). [2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "96206 Eschenberg (1992 SU17)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
External links
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| This article about a Swiss building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| This article about a specific observatory, telescope or astronomical instrument is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |