Los Molinos Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio Astronómico Los Molinos, OALM; obs. code: 844) is an astronomical observatory owned by the Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Uruguay and operated in collaboration with the University of the Republic's Astronomy Department. It is located near the city of Las Piedras, on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]
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| Alternative names | Observatorio Astronómico Los Molinos |
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| Organization | |
| Observatory code | 844  |
| Location | Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay |
| Coordinates | 34°45′19″S 56°11′25″W / 34.75539°S 56.19022°W |
| Altitude | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Established | 1994 |
| Website | www |
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The observatory is actively involved in follow-up observations of small bodies in the Solar System such as asteroids and comets.[2] It has the observatory code 844.[3]
The main-belt asteroid 10476 Los Molinos, discovered by American astronomer Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory in 1981, was named after this observatory.[2] The official naming citation was published on 13 April 2017 by the Minor Planet Center (M.P.C. 103975).[4]
Discoveries
- Main belt asteroid, 68853 Vaimaca, on 19 April 2002[5]
- Main belt asteroid, 73342 Guyunusa, on 4 May 2002[6]
- Variable star, VSX J034330.8-442815, on 18 November 2011[7]
- Variable star, VSX J074722.4+220414, on 19 November 2011[8]
References
External links
- Official "UNESCO" AR 127 telescope giving to "Los Molinos"
- Physical and dynamical characteristics of icy "dwarf planets" (plutoids) – Gonzalo Tancredi, Observatorio Astronómico Los Molinos