Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra

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Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra
founding June 14, 2004
IAU code L98
Type Observatory
height 1530  msnm (height above sea level)
Coordinates 37 ° 58 '58.1 "  N , 2 ° 33' 57.2"  W Coordinates: 37 ° 58 '58.1 "  N , 2 ° 33' 57.2"  W.
place Puebla de Don Fadrique
operator Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA)
Hotel Collados de la Sagra
Website http://www.observatoriodelasagra.com

The Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra ( OLS , IAU code L98 ) is a Spanish observatory located near the city of Puebla de Don Fadrique in the province of Granada .

The observatory is located 1,530 m above sea level on the Sierra de La Sagra . The observatory is privately owned and operated in cooperation with a neighboring hotel with the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA; German: Institute for Astrophysics in Andalusia ) and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC; German: Supreme Council for Scientific Research ). It was inaugurated on June 14, 2004. The advantages of the location are low light pollution , good weather conditions and low humidity .

The four robotic telescopes are remotely controlled from the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca (OAM). Remote control via the Internet is also possible for others with access rights. The observatory is used in particular to search for small bodies in the solar system , such as asteroids and comets . This is done as part of the La Sagra Sky Survey (LSSS). The first asteroid to be discovered was on September 19, 2006 (185101) 2006 SX 19 . The first comet was discovered in 2009 with 279P / La Sagra .

Discoveries

The following asteroids discovered at the Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra have already been named:

Surname Discovered Named after
(185164) Ingeburg heart September 27, 2006 Ingeburg Herz (1920–2015), German entrepreneur and founder of the Max and Ingeburg Herz Foundation
(216295) Menorca June 11, 2007 Menorca island
(424200) Tonicelia July 12, 2007 Antonio Celia Miro (* 1969), Spanish software developer and amateur astronomer
(304788) Cresques July 13, 2007 Abraham Cresques (1325–1387), created the Catalan World Atlas as a cartographer
(266465) Andalucia July 16, 2007 Andalusia , Spanish region where the observatory is located
(164589) La Sagra August 11, 2007 Sierra de La Sagra or Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra , (first numbered asteroid of the OLS)
(171458) Pepaprats October 7, 2007 Pepa Prats Cruz (1964–2008), late wife of the astronomer José Luis Ortiz from the exploration team
(178267) Sarajevo December 31, 2007 Sarajevo , capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
(185560) Harrykroto January 7, 2008 Sir Harold ( Harry ) Walter Kroto (1939–2016), received the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
(185638) Erwinschwab March 1, 2008 Erwin Schwab (* 1964), German amateur astronomer
(185639) Rainerkling March 2, 2008 Rainer Kling (* 1952), German amateur astronomer
(187700) Zagreb March 2, 2008 Croatian capital Zagreb
(202787) Kestecher July 25, 2008 Natalie Kestecher (* 1961), award-winning Australian radio producer
(236988) Robberto August 25, 2008 Massimo Robberto (* 1958), astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute
(236987) Deustua August 26, 2008 Susana E. Deustua (* 1961), astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute
(212981) Majalitović February 14, 2009 Maja Litović Crnić (* 1958), Croatian history teacher and amateur astronomer
(257336) Noeliasanchez May 4, 2009 Noelia Sanchez (* 1975), co-founder of Deimos Imaging, which z. B. Deimos-1 operates
(257371) Miguelbello August 14, 2009 Miguel Bello (* 1961), founder and CEO of Deimos Imaging; was u. a. involved in Giotto and Rosetta
(362911) Miguelhurtado August 29, 2009 Miguel Hurtado (* 1978), La Sagra team member
(332733) Drolshagen September 21, 2009 Gerhard Drolshagen (* 1953), Co-Manager of the Space Situational Awareness Team for Near Earth Objects at ESA
(228180) Puertollano October 11, 2009 Puertollano , Spanish city
(353595) Grancanaria 4th October 2011 Gran Canaria island
(367943) Duende February 23, 2012 Duendes are goblins from Spanish mythology that usually live in children's room walls

The following comets were discovered by the Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra :

IAU name Provisional designation Discovered
279P / La Sagra P / 2009 QG 31 August 19, 2009
NN P / 2009 T 2 October 12, 2009
233P / La Sagra P / 2009 WY 50 November 19, 2009
324P / La Sagra P / 2010 R 2 August 13, 2010
NN C / 2012 B 3 January 29, 2012
NN P / 2012 NJ July 13, 2012
NN P / 2012 S 2 23rd September 2012
NN C / 2013 H 1 April 19, 2013

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra - General Information. In: Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra. Retrieved July 16, 2017 .
  2. ^ Martin Mobberley: Hunting and Imaging Comets. In: Springer Science + Business Media. 2011, accessed on July 16, 2017 .
  3. Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra. In: Minorplanets.org. October 3, 2011, accessed on July 16, 2017 .
  4. (185101) = 2006 SX19 = 2001 QO270. In: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved July 16, 2017 .
  5. ^ Daniel Fischer: Amateur sky survey in Spain finds first comet. In: Adventure Astronomy . October 9, 2009, accessed July 16, 2017 .
  6. a b JPL Small-Body Database Browser. In: NASA . Retrieved July 16, 2017 .