The Jura Observatory (French: Observatoire astronomique jurassien) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Jura Astronomy Society (French: Société Jurassienne d'Astronomie; SJA). Built in 1993/1998, it is located near Vicques in the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its IAU observatory code is 185.
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| Alternative names | Observatoire Astronomique Jurassien-Vicques | ||
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| Organization | Jura Astronomy Society (Société jurassienne d'astronomie) | ||
| Observatory code | 185 | ||
| Location | Vicques, Canton of Jura, Switzerland. | ||
| Coordinates | 47°21′10″N 7°25′18″E / 47.35278°N 7.42167°E | ||
| Altitude | 505 m | ||
| Established | 1993 | ||
| Website | www.jura-observatory.ch | ||
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On August 28, 2008, Michel Ory discovered the periodic comet P/2008 Q2 (Ory) at the observatory.
Oukaïmeden Observatory
The Jura Astronomy Society, in collaboration with French amateur astronomer Claudine Rinner and the Cadi Ayyad University, also participates in the Morocco Oukaïmeden Sky Survey (MOSS), using a remote 0.5-meter telescope at Oukaïmeden Observatory (J43), which is operated by the university since 2007. The observatory is located in the High Atlas mountains, 50 kilometers south of Marrakech, Morocco.[2]
List of discovered minor planets
| 42113 Jura | 15 January 2001 | list |
| 42191 Thurmann | 14 February 2001 | list |
| 46095 Frédérickoby | 15 March 2001 | list |
| 77755 Delémont | 13 August 2001 | list |
| (289600) 2005 GR9 | 1 April 2005 | list |
| 360762 FRIPON | 4 January 2005 | list |
| (450390) 2005 PN5 | 8 August 2005 | list |
| (469748) 2005 PO5 | 9 August 2005 | list |
See also
References
External links
- Jura Observatory, homepage of the Jura Astronomy Society
- MOSS project
- Optical seeing monitoring at the Oukaïmeden in the Moroccan high atlas mountains: first statistics
- Astronomie Marrakech