Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory
The Osservatorio Astrometrico Santa Lucia Stroncone (Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory) is located in north central Italy in the town of Stroncone in Umbria, about 6 km SSE of the city of Terni.
The observatory is at an elevation of 350 metres above sea level.
It is an active center for the discovery of asteroids.
Stroncone is also known as IAU/MPC observatory 589. It is located at longitude 12º38'24"E, latitude 42º30'55"N.
See also
- 5609 Stroncone
- Antonio Vagnozzi, Italian amateur astronomer, prolific discoverer of asteroids.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Marsden, BG (1994). "Asteroid and comet surveys". Astronomy from wide-field imaging: proceedings of the 161st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union. International Astronomical Union. p. 398. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
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Coordinates: 42°30′55″N 12°38′24″E / 42.51528°N 12.64000°E
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