Observatory of Saint-Veran

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]

Observatory of Saint-Veran
Alternative namesObservatoire de Saint-Veran
OrganizationAstroqueyras
Observatory code 615 
LocationSaint-Véran, France
Coordinates44°41′56″N 6°54′30″E
Altitude2,930 metres (9,610 ft)
Established1974 (1974)
Websitewww.astroqueyras.com
Telescopes
Telescope62 cm Cassegrain telescope
Location of Observatory of Saint-Veran
Minor planets discovered: 40 [1]
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

The Minor Planet Center credits the observatory with the discovery of the following asteroids between 2001 and 2005:

48159 Saint-Véran16 April 2001list
72819 Brunet18 April 2001list
77441 Jouve18 April 2001list
108140 Alir16 April 2001list
124104 Balcony17 April 2001list
128633 Queyras8 September 2004list
145445 Le Floch2 September 2005list
149865 Michelhernandez29 August 2005list
(152071) 2004 RW76 September 2004list
156879 Eloïs4 March 2003list
156880 Bernardtregon4 March 2003list
158657 Célian4 March 2003list
178830 Anne-Véronique18 April 2001list
(181108) 2005 QS7628 August 2005list
182262 Solène17 April 2001list
(184610) 2005 RN1 September 2005list
(186946) 2004 RB127 September 2004list
(197869) 2004 RZ76 September 2004list
(202010) 2004 RE128 September 2004list
211473 Herin4 March 2003list
(221044) 2005 QT8829 August 2005list
(232409) 2003 EU14 March 2003list
(235014) 2003 ES44 March 2003list
(240285) 2003 ET14 March 2003list
(247709) 2003 EV14 March 2003list
264476 Aepic16 April 2001list
(268298) 2005 QW8830 August 2005list
(277204) 2005 QV8830 August 2005list
(288711) 2004 RG128 September 2004list
(299312) 2005 QN8430 August 2005list
(303781) 2005 RP1 September 2005list
(308352) 2005 QO7528 August 2005list
(312731) 2010 SS98 September 2004list
(323507) 2004 RZ117 September 2004list
(334698) 2003 EZ47 March 2003list
(354515) 2004 RX76 September 2004list
(366842) 2005 QH7528 August 2005list
(385637) 2005 QQ8829 August 2005list
(461381) 2001 HS17 April 2001list
(481006) 2004 RV76 September 2004list

See also

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. "Observatoire Associatif de haute altitude". AstroQueyras. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. 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.
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