Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba

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Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba
Main building of the observatory
founding	October 24, 1871
IAU code	822
Type	Observatory
Coordinates	31 ° 25 '14.1 " S , 64 ° 11' 55.9" W Coordinates: 31 ° 25 '14.1 " S , 64 ° 11' 55.9" W-31.420579 -64.198867
place	Cordoba
management	Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Website	Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba

The Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba (formerly Observatorio Nacional Argentino ) is an astronomical observatory in Córdoba , Argentina . It belongs to the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba . The IAU code is 822.

history

The observatory was founded on October 24, 1871 by the then President of Argentina Domingo Faustino Sarmiento at the suggestion of Nicolás Avellaneda . Benjamin Apthorp Gould became the first director .

Discoveries

Asteroid (2854) Rawson

Publications

Uranometría Argentina; Gould
Cordoba Survey Resultados del Observatorio Nacional Argentino; Thome, Perrine

Directors

Benjamin Apthorp Gould 1871-1885
John Macon Thome 1885-1908
Eleodoro Sarmiento (Deputy) 1908–1909
Charles Dillon Perrine 1909-1936
Félix Aguilar (Deputy) 1936–1937
Juan José Nissen 1937-1940
Ramón Enrique Gaviola 1940-1947
Ricardo P. Platzeck (Deputy) 1947–1951
Jorge Bobone (deputy) 1951–1953
Jorge Sahade 1953-1955
Jorge Bobone 1955-1956
Ramón Enrique Gaviola 1956-1957
Livio Gratton 1957-1960
Jorge Landi Dessy (deputy) 1960–1971
José Luis Sérsic (Deputy) 1971–1972
Luis Ambrosio Milone 1972-1973
Roberto Félix Sisteró 1973–1976
Carlos R. Fourcade (Deputy) 1976
Luis Ambrosio Milone 1976-1982
José Luis Sérsic 1982-1983
Gustavo J. Carranza 1984-1995
Juan José Clariá Olmedo 1995–1998
Gustavo J. Carranza 1998-2002
Luis Ambrosio Milone 2002-2005
Emilio Lapasset 2005-2011
Diego García Lambas 2011-2017
Manuel Merchán 2017–

Web links

Commons : Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ URANOMETRIA ARGENTINA