V. P. Engel'gardt Astronomical Observatory

Engel'gardt Astronomical Observatory (136) and the North Caucasus (Zelenchukskaya) Station (114) of Kazan University Observatory

The V. P. Engel'gardt Astronomical Observatory (Russian: Астрономическая обсерватория им. В. П. Энгельгардта), also known simply as the Engelhardt Observatory, is located 20 km west of Kazan, Russia. Its observatory code is 136. The co-ordinates are about 55°50′23″N 48°48′45″E / 55.83972°N 48.81250°E / 55.83972; 48.81250.

The observatory's Zelenchukskaya Station, observatory code 114, abbreviated as "Zelenchukskaya Stn" by the IAU/MPC, is located near Zelenchukskaya in the Caucasus Mountains (also see Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science, also located near Zelenchukskaya, code 115). In 2008, the Zelenchukskaya Station has discovered 6 minor planets,[1] such as the main-belt asteroid 212929 Satovski, named after Boris Ivanovich Satovski (1908–1982), a laureate of the USSR State Prize.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 24 February 2016. Retrieved March 2016.
  2. ↑ "212929 Satovski (2008 AD112)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved March 2016.


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