Eschenberg Observatory

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Eschenberg Observatory
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Organization Astronomical Society of Winterthur
Observatory code 151 Blue pencil.svg
Location Winterthur, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Coordinates 47°28′29″N8°44′34″E / 47.474694°N 8.742806°E / 47.474694; 8.742806 Coordinates: 47°28′29″N8°44′34″E / 47.474694°N 8.742806°E / 47.474694; 8.742806
Altitude 542 metres (1,778 ft)
Established 1979
Website www.eschenberg.ch
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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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "96206 Eschenberg (1992 SU17)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 June 2017.


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