The Observatory of Saint-Veran (French: Observatoire de Saint-Véran) is a French astronomical observatory located on the Pic de Château Renard in the municipality of Saint-Véran in the department of Hautes-Alpes in the French Alpes. At 2,930 meter altitude, it is one of the highest observatories in Europe next to the Sphinx Observatory. The Facility is managed by the French amateur astronomy association "AstroQueyras".[2]
| Alternative names | Observatoire de Saint-Veran | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Organization | Astroqueyras | ||
| Observatory code | 615  | ||
| Location | Saint-Véran, France | ||
| Coordinates | 44°41′56″N 6°54′30″E / 44.69889°N 6.90833°E | ||
| Altitude | 2,930 metres (9,610 ft) | ||
| Established | 1974 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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  Location of Observatory of Saint-Veran | |||
| see § List of discovered minor planets |
The observatory was built in 1974 as a branch of the Paris Observatory. In 1990 amateur astronomers were granted use of its 62 cm Cassegrain telescope.
The main-belt asteroid 48159 Saint-Véran was discovered at and named for the observatory and its hosting village.[3] Presumably, it was the first discovery made at the observatory on 16 April 2001, synchronous with 264476 Aepic.
List of discovered minor planets
editThe Minor Planet Center credits the observatory with the discovery of the following asteroids between 2001 and 2005:
| 48159 Saint-Véran | 16 April 2001 | list |
| 72819 Brunet | 18 April 2001 | list |
| 77441 Jouve | 18 April 2001 | list |
| 108140 Alir | 16 April 2001 | list |
| 124104 Balcony | 17 April 2001 | list |
| 128633 Queyras | 8 September 2004 | list |
| 145445 Le Floch | 2 September 2005 | list |
| 149865 Michelhernandez | 29 August 2005 | list |
| (152071) 2004 RW7 | 6 September 2004 | list |
| 156879 Eloïs | 4 March 2003 | list |
| 156880 Bernardtregon | 4 March 2003 | list |
| 158657 Célian | 4 March 2003 | list |
| 178830 Anne-Véronique | 18 April 2001 | list |
| (181108) 2005 QS76 | 28 August 2005 | list |
| 182262 Solène | 17 April 2001 | list |
| (184610) 2005 RN | 1 September 2005 | list |
| (186946) 2004 RB12 | 7 September 2004 | list |
| (197869) 2004 RZ7 | 6 September 2004 | list |
| (202010) 2004 RE12 | 8 September 2004 | list |
| 211473 Herin | 4 March 2003 | list |
| (221044) 2005 QT88 | 29 August 2005 | list |
| (232409) 2003 EU1 | 4 March 2003 | list |
| (235014) 2003 ES4 | 4 March 2003 | list |
| (240285) 2003 ET1 | 4 March 2003 | list |
| (247709) 2003 EV1 | 4 March 2003 | list |
| 264476 Aepic | 16 April 2001 | list |
| (268298) 2005 QW88 | 30 August 2005 | list |
| (277204) 2005 QV88 | 30 August 2005 | list |
| (288711) 2004 RG12 | 8 September 2004 | list |
| (299312) 2005 QN84 | 30 August 2005 | list |
| (303781) 2005 RP | 1 September 2005 | list |
| (308352) 2005 QO75 | 28 August 2005 | list |
| (312731) 2010 SS9 | 8 September 2004 | list |
| (323507) 2004 RZ11 | 7 September 2004 | list |
| (334698) 2003 EZ4 | 7 March 2003 | list |
| (354515) 2004 RX7 | 6 September 2004 | list |
| (366842) 2005 QH75 | 28 August 2005 | list |
| (385637) 2005 QQ88 | 29 August 2005 | list |
| (461381) 2001 HS | 17 April 2001 | list |
| (481006) 2004 RV7 | 6 September 2004 | list |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Observatoire Associatif de haute altitude". AstroQueyras. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). "(48159) Saint-Véran [2.68, 0.03, 4.1]". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (48159) Saint-Véran, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 212. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_2509. ISBN 978-3-540-34361-5.
