🔭 La Sagra Observatory
Spain · Europe · 37.98°N, 2.57°W
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La Sagra Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the province of Granada, Spain. It uses four robotic telescopes both designed and built by the scientists of the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca (OAM) who operate them remotely by telecontrol daily, discharging data from Mallorca using the Internet, to process them by means of algorithms designed "in house" which helped to detect asteroid 367943 Duende. among the other 1706 asteroids, with a 12th place in the ranking of asteroid discoveries. Its activities include, as part of its La Sagra Sky Survey, tracking small Solar System bodies, particularly near-Earth objects, and space debris.
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Quick facts
| Country | Spain |
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| Continent / region | Europe |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 37.98°N, 2.57°W · view on map |
La Sagra Observatory is located in Spain, in Europe.
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Ametlla de Mar Observatory · Astronomical Observatory of Cantabria · Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca · Astrophysical Observatory of Javalambre · Calar Alto Observatory · Consell Observatory · Fabra Observatory · Forcarei Astronomical Observatory · Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes · Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope.
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