List of observatory codes

For observatories grouped by countries, see List of observatory codes by country. This is a constantly changing, incomplete list

This is a list of observatory codes, or IAU codes, with their corresponding astronomical observatories.[1] The Minor Planet Center (MPC) – a service of the International Astronomical Union – assigns for each registered observatory a 3-digit code. The code serves as a unique identifier for observations taken of hundreds of thousands of minor planets and thousands of comets orbiting in the Solar System. More than 150 millions such astrometric records exist.[2] This list is based on MPC's periodically published and revised "List Of Observatory Codes". Over time, the number of astronomical observatories worldwide has been growing constantly. As of May 2016, MPC's official list contains a total of 1972 observatories.[1]

The registry is limited to observatories which perform minor planet observations. While this includes most optical telescopes of note and a great many amateur facilities, it does not include the U.S. National Solar Observatory or many notable radio observatories (such as the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory, MeerKAT, or the South Pole Telescope).

The following list is grouped by sections, such as 000–099, 100–199 or F00–F99 and may contain up to 100 observatories. Besides the code, each entry should contain the observatory's name as used by the MPC, its location and, optionally, a link to the corresponding article on Wikipedia and an external link to the observatory webpage. Note: the parts in italics are not part of the IAU listing itself. In some cased diacritical marks were added. The last section contains a list of space-based observatories. For a different grouping of this list, also see List of observatory codes by country.[1]

000–099

100–199

200–299

300–399

400–499

500–599

600–699

700–799

800–899

900–999

A00–A99

B00–B99

C00–C99

D00–D99

E00–E99

F00–F99

G00–G99

H00–H99

I00–I99

J00–J99

K00–K99

L00–L99

N00–N99

O00–O99

P00–P99

Q00–Q99

T00–T99

U00–U99

V00–V99

W00–W99

X00–X99

Y00-Y99

Z00–Z99

Space

Earth

Heliocentric

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "List Of Observatory Codes (formatted, with external links)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Minor Planet Center – Running Tallies". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Archived October 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ http://www.tenagraobservatories.com/
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Osservatorio Astronomico Vallemare di Borbona". Digilander.libero.it. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  7. ↑ http://www.terskol.com/
  8. ↑ http://santamariaobservatory.blogspot.com/
  9. ↑ http://lfvn.astronomer.ru/report/0000029/index.htm
  10. ↑ http://www.nao.ac.jp/en/access/ishigakijima.html
  11. ↑ http://hawkeye-observatory.com/
  12. ↑ http://www.silverspringastro.com/
  13. ↑ http://www.campocatinobservatory.org/campocatino-austral-observatory.html
  14. ↑ http://www.astrosurf.com/hfosaf/i93activity.htm
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