Los Molinos Observatory
Telescopes at Los Molinos Observatory
Alternative namesObservatorio Astronómico Los Molinos
Organization
Observatory code 844 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationMontevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay
Coordinates34°45′19″S 56°11′25″W / 34.75539°S 56.19022°W / -34.75539; -56.19022
Altitude28 m (92 ft)
Established1994 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.oalm.gub.uy/en/index.html
Los Molinos Observatory is located in Uruguay
Los Molinos Observatory
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Los Molinos Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio Astronómico Los Molinos, OALM; obs. code: 844) is an astronomical observatory owned by the Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Uruguay and operated in collaboration with the University of the Republic's Astronomy Department. It is located near the city of Las Piedras, on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

The observatory is actively involved in follow-up observations of small bodies in the Solar System such as asteroids and comets.[2] It has the observatory code 844.[3]

The main-belt asteroid 10476 Los Molinos, discovered by American astronomer Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory in 1981, was named after this observatory.[2] The official naming citation was published on 13 April 2017 by the Minor Planet Center (M.P.C. 103975).[4]

Discoveries

References

  1. ↑ "Who we are". OALM. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "10476 Los Molinos(1981 EY38)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "List of Observatory Codes". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 28 August 2015. 844 303.80982 0.822499 -0.566884 Observatorio Astronomico Los Molinos
  4. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "(68853) Vaimaca". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "(73342) Guyunusa". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "VSX J034330.8-442815". The International Variable Star Index – AAVSO. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "VSX J074722.4+220414". The International Variable Star Index – AAVSO. Retrieved 16 April 2017.


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