Piszkéstető Station

Coordinates: 47°55′05″N 019°53′39″E / 47.91806°N 19.89417°E / 47.91806; 19.89417

Piszkéstető Station
Organization Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Code 461
Location Piszkéstető, Mátra Mountains, Hungary
Coordinates 47°55′05″N 019°53′39″E / 47.91806°N 19.89417°E / 47.91806; 19.89417
Website Hungarian Academy of Sciences Konkoly Observatory
Telescopes
Schmidt telescope 60/90/180 cm
Cassegrain telescope 50 cm
RCC Telescope 100 cm
RCC Telescope 40 cm
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The Piszkéstető Station or Piszkéstető Mountain Station is an astronomical observatory in Mátra Mountains, about 80 kilometers northeast of Hungary's capital Budapest. It is a station of Konkoly Observatory, first built in 1958. It has the IAU codes 461 and 561 for the Szeged University and Konkoly Observatory, respectively.[1]

Minor planets discovered: 19[2]
see § List of discovered minor planets

The observatory features four telescopes:[3]

The minor planet 37432 Piszkéstető is named after the station, where it was discovered in 2002.[1]

List of discovered minor planets

181136 Losonczrita 25 August 2005 list
(238623) 2005 CL12 1 February 2005 list
(240364) 2003 SQ129 20 September 2003 list
(290129) 2005 QC152 31 August 2005 list
(334756) 2003 RP7 4 September 2003 list
(345648) 2006 TZ6 1 October 2006 list
(378920) 2008 UP95 24 October 2008 list
(384459) 2010 BM4 24 January 2010 list
(390743) 2003 SD129 20 September 2003 list
(399565) 2003 SZ128 20 September 2003 list
(405571) 2005 QE87 31 August 2005 list
(413233) 2003 SB129 20 September 2003 list
(423380) 2005 JD94 12 May 2005 list
(423433) 2005 QL75 29 August 2005 list
(446957) 2003 SD127 19 September 2003 list
(461650) 2005 GP9 3 April 2005 list
(464745) 2003 RQ7 5 September 2003 list
(469773) 2005 QB76 30 August 2005 list
(474440) 2003 NH5 5 July 2003 list

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "37432 Piszkesteto (2002 AE11)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. 40cm RC Telescope


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