Starkenburg Observatory
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The Starkenburg Observatory (Template:Langx) is an astronomical observatory in Heppenheim, Germany. It was founded in 1970, and currently has about 150 members.[2][3]
The observatory was the venue for the 1997 and 2003 meetings of the European Radio Astronomy Congress. The amateur astronomers at the observatory have discovered more than 40 asteroids and participate in the tracking of near earth asteroids.
The instruments at the observatory consists of:
- 0.45-meter newtonian
- 0.356-meter Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope
- 0.30-meter newtonian
- 0.20-meter refractor
- 0.15-meter refractor
- 0.10-meter refractor
- 0.19-meter flat-field camera
- 0.14-meter Schmidt camera
The two main-belt asteroids 6864 Starkenburg and 14080 Heppenheim were named in honor of the medieval castle, the adjunct observatory and the nearby town Heppenheim, respectively.[2][3]
List of discovered minor planets
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As of 2016, IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC) credits the discovery of 52 numbered minor planets directly to the observatory (group discovery) including 47 discoveries to "Starkenburg" (1997–2009), and 5 discoveries to "Heppenheim" (1997–2002), for which no apparent distinction can be made.
| 12053 Turtlestar | 9 August 1997 | Template:LoMPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
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| 14080 Heppenheim | 1 April 1997 | Template:LoMPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
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| The MPC credits discovery to: <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>A Starkenburg <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>B Heppenheim | ||
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For the table below, the mentioned astronomers may or may not be credited directly with the discovery by the MPC. Instead, the discovery site/observatory, "Starkenburg" or "Heppenheim", may be the sole credited discoverer, as for 18610 Arthurdent (discovered at Heppenheim by Starkenburg).[4]
| Asteroids discovered: 52 (47+5)[1] | ||
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| 12053 Turtlestar | October 8, 1997 | M. Busch, W. Ernst, K. Sonneberg, L. Kurtze |
| 12057 Alfredsturm | February 18, 1998 | P. Geffert, J. Rothermel, E. Schwab, R. Stoss |
| 14080 Heppenheim | April 1, 1997 | W. Ernst, K. Sonneberg, R. Stoss |
| 15397 Ksoari | October 27, 1997 | M. Busch, W. Ernst, K. Sonneberg, L. Kurtze |
| 16809 Galápagos | October 21, 1997 | M. Busch, L. Kurtze |
| 16969 Helamuda | October 29, 1998 | M. Busch, P. Geffert, R. Stoss |
| 17855 Geffert | May 19, 1998 | A. Busch, M. Busch, E. Schwab |
| 18567 Segenthau | September 27, 1997 | R. Stoss |
| 18610 Arthurdent | February 7, 1998 | F. Hormuth |
| 18653 Christagünt | March 28, 1998 | F. Hormuth, J. Rothermel, R. Stoss |
| 21663 Banat | September 3, 1999 | M. Busch, R. Stoss |
| 24168 Hexlein | November 29, 1999 | M. Busch, R. Stoss, R. Kresken |
| 27984 Herminefranz | November 1, 1997 | R. Stoss |
| 33863 Elfriederwin | May 5, 2000 | E. Schwab, R. Stoss |
| 56561 Jaimenomen | May 5, 2000 | R. Stoss, E. Schwab |
See also
- List of astronomical observatories
- Sankt Andreasberg Observatory
- Sonneberg Observatory
- Stuttgart Observatory
References
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