🔭 Entoto Observatory Space Science Research Center

Ethiopia · Africa · 9.11°N, 38.81°E

Quick facts

Country	Ethiopia
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	9.11°N, 38.81°E · view on map
Distance to the equator	1,014 km north of it
Solar time	UTC+2:30 — read from longitude, so it is the sky's clock rather than the government's
Sun today (UTC)	Rises 03:15, sets 15:02 — 11 h 47 min of daylight

Entoto Observatory Space Science Research Center is located in Ethiopia, in Africa.

Closest observatories

Wise Observatory — 2,426 km away, in Israel
Kottamia Astronomical Observatory — 2,427 km away, in Egypt
Helwan District — 2,434 km away, in Egypt
Bareket Observatory — 2,563 km away, in Israel
Givatayim Observatory — 2,586 km away, in Israel

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

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