🔭 Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

People's Republic of China · Asia · 31.10°N, 121.20°E

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Quick facts

CountryPeople's Republic of China
Continent / regionAsia
Coordinates (approx.)31.10°N, 121.20°E · view on map
Distance to the equator3,462 km north of it
Solar timeUTC+8 — read from longitude, so it is the sky's clock rather than the government's
Sun today (UTC)Rises 22:11, sets 09:07 — 10 h 56 min of daylight

Shanghai Astronomical Observatory is located in People's Republic of China, in Asia.

Closest observatories

Straight-line distances on a sphere, computed from the coordinates. A road would be longer.

More observatories in People's Republic of China

Beijing Ancient Observatory · Beijing Astronomical Observatory · Gaocheng Astronomical Observatory · Hong Kong Observatory · Hong Kong Space Museum · National Astronomical Observatories of China · Purple Mountain Observatory · Sheshan Observatory · Xinglong Station (NAOC) · Xingming Observatory.

Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

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