Eschenberg Observatory
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Organization | Astronomical Society of Winterthur |
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Observatory code | 151 ![]() |
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 |
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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]
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[edit]- ^ a b "96206 Eschenberg (1992 SU17)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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