Observatory Links

Refreshed at 1343 UTC on 13 May 2008

This is a list of MPC- or DSN-coded observatories that have appeared in A/CC reporting since late 2004 and for which we have Web site addresses. This page is generated by script from the same frequently-updated database that is used to produce The Tracking News daily reports and Earth's Busy Neighborhood Traffic Report and Timeline pages. If you find mistakes, links gone bad, or new or better links, please let us know.

What's new

This is a list of some of the more important recent changes made in A/CC's database as regards observatories that have Web links.

12 May - Added URL for Mirasteilas Observatory in Switzerland, MPC code B67
31 March - First posting of this script-generated page, replacing an old manually-maintained observatories page
27 March - Added EURONEAR project to ESO La Silla Observatory in Chile, MPC code 809 program code "|"
25 March - Added URL for Corner Observatory in Germany, MPC code B50
11 March - Added URL for LAMP Observatory in Arizona, MPC code G88
6 March - STEREO spacecraft A and B first appear in MPECs, MPC codes C49 and C50
12 Feb. - Changed URL for Farra d'Isonzo Observatory in Italy, MPC code 595
18 Jan. - Reconnected CEAMIG-REA in Brazil after a reader reported that the old link no longer works, MPC code I77

Observatories, alphabetically

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z

7300 Observatory - H07 - New Mexico

- A - A - A -

Ageo Observatory - 349 - Japan
Altschwendt Observatory - A44 - Austria
Ametlla de Mar Observatory - 946 - Spain
Andrushivka Observatory - A50 - Ukraine
Apache Point Observatory - 705 - New Mexico
- Andrew Becker - program 4
Arecibo - 251 - Puerto Rico
Arkansas Tech University Observatory (ATU) - H49 - Arkansas
Astronomical Research Observatory (ARO) - H55 - Illinois
Atlante Observatory - J51 - Canary Islands
Australian National University 1m telescope - 413 - New South Wales
- Rob McNaught - program 1
- K. Sarneczky - program 17 code (

- B - B - B -

Badlands Observatory - 918 - South Dakota
Bassano Bresciano Observatory - 565 - Italy
Begues Observatory - 170 - Spain
Bergen-Enkheim Observatory - A74 - Germany
Bisei Spaceguard Center - 300 - Japan
Brooklyn Park Observatory - D87 - South Australia
Buchloe Observatory - 215 - Germany
Bulach Observatory - 167 - Switzerland

- C - C - C -

Calar Alto Observatory - 493 - Spain
Calarreona Observatory - J79 - Spain
Camarillo Observatory - 670 - southern California
Campo Catino Automated Telescope (CAT) - A38
Cascade Mtn. Observatory - H44 - Arkansas
Castelmartini Observatory - 160 - Italy
Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) - 703 - Arizona
Catalina Station (Catalina Sta.) - 693 - Arizona
CEAMIG-REA - I77 - Brazil
Ceccano Observatory aka Bellatrix Observatory - 470 - Italy
Cerro Paranal - 309 - Chile
- Andrea Boattini - program 1
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) - 807 - Chile
- Marc W. Buie - program 1
- Lawrence H. Wasserman - program 15 code &
Chelmsford Observatory - 970 - England
Chuguevskaya Sta. aka Chuguev Sta. - 121 - Ukraine
- Yu. N. Krugly - program 1
CINEOS - 599 - Italy
Cockfield Observatory - 480 - England
Consell Observatory - 176 - Spain
Cordell-Lorenz Observatory - 850 - Tennessee
Corner Observatory - B50 - Germany
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO) aka Crimea-Nauchnij Observatory - 095 - Ukraine
- Vasiliy Rumyantsev - program 2
Cristo Rey Observatory - I31 - Argentina
Crni Vrh Observatory - 106 - Slovenia

- D - D - D -

Desert Eagle Observatory - 333 - Arizona
Desert Moon Observatory - 448 - New Mexico
Drebach Observatory - 113 - Germany

- E - E - E -

Egan Observatory - H72 - Florida
Eschenberg Observatory - 151 - Switzerland
Essen Observatory aka Walter Hohmann Observatory - 636 - Germany
Etscorn Observatory - 719 - New Mexico

- F - F - F -

Farpoint Observatory - 734 - Kansas
Farra d'Isonzo Observatory - 595 - Italy
Faulkes Telescope North - F65 - Hawaii
- UKAPP - program 1 - Northern Ireland
- FTP education program - program 3
- Jim Bedient - program 4 - Hawaii
Faulkes Telescope South - E10 - New South Wales
Fitz-Randolph Observatory - 785 - New Jersey
Francisquito Observatory - G70 - southern California
Frasso Sabino Observatory aka Virginio Cesarini Observatory - 157 - Italy

- G - G - G -

Gaisberg Observatory - B21 - Austria
Galaxy Blues Observatory - H89 - Ontario
George Observatory - 735 - Texas
Gnosca Observatory - 143 - Switzerland
Goldstone DSS-13 34m antenna - 252 - southern California
Goldstone DSS-14 70m antenna - 253 - southern California
Goldstone DSS-25 34m antenna - -25 - southern California
Goodricke-Pigott Observatory - 683 - Arizona
Grasslands Observatory - 651 - Arizona
Great Shefford Observatory - J95 - England
Green Bank - 256 - West Virginia
Green Island Observatory - B34 - Cyprus
Greiner Research Observatory (GRO) - H51 - Wisconsin
Guidestar Observatory - A17 - Germany

- H - H - H -

Hadano Observatory - 355 - Japan
Hereford Arizona Observatory - G95 - Arizona
Herne Observatory - A18 - Germany
Hobbs Observatory - 750 - Wisconsin
Hradec Kralove Observatory - 048 - Czech Republic
Hunters Hill Observatory - E14 - Australian Capital Territory

- I - I - I -

Inastars Observatory - B15 - Germany
Irmtraut Observatory - A21 - Germany
Isle of Man Observatory - 987 - Isle of Man
Iturrieta Observatory - J44 - Spain

- J - J - J -

Jakokoski Observatory - A83 - Finland
Jarnac Observatory - G92 - Arizona
Jornada Observatory - 715 - New Mexico
Junk Bond Observatory aka Sierra Vista Observatory - 701 - Arizona
Jurassien-Vicques Observatory - 185 - Switzerland

- K - K - K -

Kempten Observatory - A28 - Germany
Kirchheim Observatory - A33 - Germany
Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) - 695 - Arizona
- Marc W. Buie - program 1
- Lynne Allen - program 2
- Carl Hergenrother - program 5
- Joel Parker - program 9
- David Tholen's team - program 16 code '
KLENOT - 246 - Czech Republic
Klet Observatory - 046 - Czech Republic
Kuma Kogen Observatory - 360 - Japan

- L - L - L -

La Canada Observatory - J87 - Spain
La Murta Observatory - J76 - Spain
La Palma aka European Northern Observatory - 950 - Canary Islands
- Alan Fitzsimmons' team - program 3 - Northern Ireland
- Karri Muinonen team - program 10 code !
La Sagra Observatory - J75 - Spain
La Silla - 809 - Chile
- Andrea Boattini - program 9
- EURONEAR - program 32 code |
LAMP Observatory - G88 - Arizona
Lelekovice Observatory - A46 - Czech Republic
Lick Observatory - 662 - northern California
Lindenberg Observatory - A80 - Germany
LINEAR - 704 - New Mexico
Linz Observatory - 540 - Austria
LONEOS - 699 - Arizona
Loomberah Observatory - 422 - New South Wales
Los Molinos Observatory - 844 - Uruguay
Lowell Observatory Anderson Mesa Station - 688 - Arizona
Lulin Minor Bodies Tracking (LIMIT) - D35 - Taiwan
Lumezzane Observatory - 130 - Italy

- M - M - M -

Madison-YRS Observatory - 927 - Wisconsin
Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) - H01 - New Mexico
Mallorca Observatory (OAM) aka OAM - 620 - Mallorca
Mandi Observatory - B28 - Italy
Marxuquera Observatory - 952 - Spain
Masquefa Observatory - 232 - Spain
Mataro Observatory - A06 - Spain
Mauna Kea - 568 - Hawaii
- David Jewitt - program 1
- David Tholen's team - program 2
- C. Veillet - program 3
- Scott Sheppard - program 5
- M. Holman - program 6
- K.J. Meech - program 7
- W. Romanishin - program 8
- Dave Balam - program 9
- Jana Pittichova - program 11 code "
McCarthy Observatory - 932 - Connecticut
McDonald Observatory - 711 - Texas
Mirasteilas Observatory - B67 - Switzerland
Modra Observatory - 118 - Slovakia
Moletai Observatory - 152 - Lithuania
Montcabre Observatory - 213 - Spain
Montelupo Observatory - 108 - Italy
Mt. John Observatory - 474 - New Zealand
Mt. Lemmon Survey (MLS) - G96 - Arizona
Mt. Palomar - 675 - southern California
Mt. Wendelstein Observatory - 230 - Germany
Murcia Observatory - J78 - Spain

- N - N - N -

Naef Observatory - A13 - Switzerland
NEAT's GEODSS Haleakala telescope - 566 - Hawaii
NEAT's Mt. Palomar telescope - 644 - southern California
NEAT's USAF Haleakala telescope - 608 - Hawaii
New Millennium Observatory - A24 - Italy
North Observatory - J69 - England

- O - O - O -

Ondrejov Observatory - 557 - Czech Republic
Ontinyent Observatory - 445 - Spain
Ottmarsheim Observatory - 224 - France

- P - P - P -

Palomar Digitized Sky Survey - 261 - southern California
- Andrew Lowe - program 4 - Alberta
- Rob Matson - program 15 code & - southern California
Parma Observatory - A56 - Italy
Petit Jean Mtn. Observatory - H41 - Arkansas
Petit Jean Mtn. South Observatory (PJMSO) - H45 - Arkansas
Pic du Midi Observatory - 586 - France
Pla D'Arguines Observatory - 941 - Spain
Plaskett 1.8m Telescope - 658 - British Columbia
- Dave Balam - program 1
Postel Observatory - 201 - Italy
Powell Observatory - 649 - Kansas
Prairie Grass Observatory aka Camp Cullom Observatory - H59 - Indiana
Pulkovo Observatory - 084 - Russia

- R - R - R -

Radebeul Observatory - A72 - Germany
RAS Observatory Biggera Waters - E26 - Queensland
RAS Observatory Macabim - B35 - Israel
RAS Observatory Mayhill - H06 - New Mexico
- Robert Hutsebaut - program 2 - Belgium
- Andrew Lowe - program 6 - Alberta
- E. Guido - program 14 code % - Italy
- Rolando Ligustri - program 19 code * - Italy
- Bill Dillon - program 21 code , - Texas
- Cristovao Jacques - program 23 code . - Brazil
RAS Observatory Moorook - D90 - South Australia
- Cristovao Jacques - program 23 code . - Brazil
RAS Observatory Victoria - E03 - Victoria
Red Barn Observatory - H68 - Georgia
Remanzacco Observatory - 473 - Italy
Rezman Observatory - A41 - Slovenia
Roeser Observatory - 163 - Luxembourg

- S - S - S -

Sabino Canyon Observatory - 854 - Arizona
San Benedetto Po Observatory - 434 - Italy
San Marcello Pistoiese Observatory - 104 - Italy
Sandia View Observatory - H03 - New Mexico
Santa Mama Observatory - B38 - Italy
Santa Pola Observatory - J49 - Spain
Schiaparelli Observatory - 204 - Italy
Siding Spring Digitized Sky Survey - 260 - New South Wales
- Rob Matson - program 15 code & - southern California
Siding Spring Survey (SSS) - E12 - New South Wales
Skylive Observatory - B40 - Italy
Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) - 645 - New Mexico
Smolyan Observatory - 071 - Bulgaria
Solar & Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) - 249 - Earth-Sun L1 HALO orbit
- LASCO Coronagraph 2 (SOHO C2) - program 2
- LASCO Coronagraph 3 (SOHO C3) - program 3
South Observatory - J84 - England
Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) - B31 - South Africa
Southern TIE (SoTIE) - I05 - Chile
- Gianluca Masi - program 2 - Italy
Spacewatch 0.9m telescope - 691 - Arizona
Spacewatch 1.8m telescope - 291 - Arizona
Spitzer Space Telescope - 245 - heliocentric orbit trailing Earth
Stammersdorf Observatory - A97 - Austria
Starkenburg Observatory - 611 - Germany
STEREO-A - C49 - heliocentric orbit leading Earth
- HI1-A instrument (1) - program 1
- COR2-A instrument (2) - program 2
- HI1-A instrument (4) - program 4
- COR2-A instrument (5) - program 5
STEREO-B - C50 - heliocentric orbit trailing Earth
- COR2-B instrument (2) - program 2
- HI1-B instrument (4) - program 4
- COR2-B instrument (5) - program 5
Stia Observatory - A78 - Italy
Stony Ridge Observatory - 671 - southern California
Suno Observatory - 147 - Italy
Szeged Observatory - 629 - Hungary
SZTE Asteroid Program (SZTE) - 461 - Hungary

- T - T - T -

Table Mtn. Observatory - 673 - southern California
- Jim Young - program 5
- Heath Rhoades - program 9
Taunus Observatory - B01 - Germany
Teide Observatory - 954 - Canary Islands
Tenagra II Observatory - 926 - Arizona
Tentlingen Observatory - A16 - Switzerland
Three Buttes Observatory - G90 - Arizona
TIE Mt. Wilson - G73 - southern California
Tivoli Observatory - 194 - Namibia
Toyonaka Observatory - 340 - Japan
Tweenhills Observatory - J68 - England

- U - U - U -

U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station (USNO Flagstaff) - 689 - Arizona
Uccle Observatory - 012 - Belgium
- Eric Elst - program 1
- Thierry Pauwels - program 2
- Peter De Cat - program 5
University of Central Arkansas Observatory (UCA Obs.) - H50 - Arkansas
Uppsala Observatory - 049 - Sweden

- V - V - V -

Valle del Sol Observatory - J72 - Spain
Vallemare di Borbona Observatory - A55 - Italy
Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT) - 290 - Arizona
- Bill Ryan - program 3
- Carl Hergenrother - program 4

- W - W - W -

Wallaroo Observatory - D82 - South Australia
Wanniassa Observatory - E13 - Australian Capital Territory
Weinheim Observatory - A23 - Germany
Whipple Observatory - 696 - Arizona
- Carl Hergenrother - program 1
- Matthew J. Holman - program 2
- Tim Spahr - program 7
Wildberg Observatory - 198 - Germany
Wise Observatory - 097 - Israel
Wykrota Observatory - 859 - Brazil

- Y - Y - Y -

Yerkes Observatory - 754 - Wisconsin

- Z - Z - Z -

Zimmerwald Observatory - 026 - Switzerland

Observatories by country

Argentina

Cristo Rey Observatory - I31

Australia

Australian Capital Territory
- Hunters Hill Observatory - E14
- Wanniassa Observatory - E13
New South Wales
- Australian National University 1m telescope - 413
- Faulkes Telescope South - E10
- Loomberah Observatory - 422
- Siding Spring Digitized Sky Survey - 260
- Siding Spring Survey (SSS) - E12
Queensland
- RAS Observatory Biggera Waters - E26
South Australia
- Brooklyn Park Observatory - D87
- RAS Observatory Moorook - D90
- Wallaroo Observatory - D82
Victoria
- RAS Observatory Victoria - E03

Austria

Belgium

Uccle Observatory - 012

Brazil

CEAMIG-REA - I77
Wykrota Observatory - 859

Bulgaria

Smolyan Observatory - 071

Canada

Galaxy Blues Observatory - H89
Plaskett 1.8m Telescope - 658

Chile

Cerro Paranal - 309
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) - 807
La Silla - 809
Southern TIE (SoTIE) - I05

Cyprus

Green Island Observatory - B34

Czech Republic

England

Finland

Jakokoski Observatory - A83

France

Ottmarsheim Observatory - 224
Pic du Midi Observatory - 586

Germany

Hungary

Szeged Observatory - 629
SZTE Asteroid Program (SZTE) - 461

Isle of Man

Isle of Man Observatory - 987

Israel

RAS Observatory Macabim - B35
Wise Observatory - 097

Italy

Bassano Bresciano Observatory - 565
Castelmartini Observatory - 160
Ceccano Observatory - 470
CINEOS - 599
Farra d'Isonzo Observatory - 595
Frasso Sabino Observatory - 157
Lumezzane Observatory - 130
Mandi Observatory - B28
Montelupo Observatory - 108
New Millennium Observatory - A24
Parma Observatory - A56
Postel Observatory - 201
Remanzacco Observatory - 473
San Benedetto Po Observatory - 434
San Marcello Pistoiese Observatory - 104
Santa Mama Observatory - B38
Schiaparelli Observatory - 204
Skylive Observatory - B40
Stia Observatory - A78
Suno Observatory - 147
Vallemare di Borbona Observatory - A55

Japan

Lithuania

Moletai Observatory - 152

Luxembourg

Roeser Observatory - 163

Namibia

Tivoli Observatory - 194

New Zealand

Mt. John Observatory - 474

Puerto Rico

Arecibo - 251

Russia

Pulkovo Observatory - 084

Slovakia

Modra Observatory - 118

Slovenia

Crni Vrh Observatory - 106
Rezman Observatory - A41

South Africa

Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) - B31

Spain

Canary Islands
- Atlante Observatory - J51
- La Palma - 950
- Teide Observatory - 954
Mallorca
- Mallorca Observatory (OAM) - 620

Sweden

Uppsala Observatory - 049

Switzerland

Taiwan

Lulin Minor Bodies Tracking (LIMIT) - D35

USA

Arizona, USA
- Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) - 703
- Catalina Station (Catalina Sta.) - 693
- Desert Eagle Observatory - 333
- Goodricke-Pigott Observatory - 683
- Grasslands Observatory - 651
- Hereford Arizona Observatory - G95
- Jarnac Observatory - G92
- Junk Bond Observatory - 701
- Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) - 695
- LAMP Observatory - G88
- LONEOS - 699
- Lowell Observatory Anderson Mesa Station - 688
- Mt. Lemmon Survey (MLS) - G96
- Sabino Canyon Observatory - 854
- Spacewatch 0.9m telescope - 691
- Spacewatch 1.8m telescope - 291
- Tenagra II Observatory - 926
- Three Buttes Observatory - G90
- U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station (USNO Flagstaff) - 689
- Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT) - 290
- Whipple Observatory - 696
Arkansas, USA
- Arkansas Tech University Observatory (ATU) - H49
- Cascade Mtn. Observatory - H44
- Petit Jean Mtn. Observatory - H41
- Petit Jean Mtn. South Observatory (PJMSO) - H45
- University of Central Arkansas Observatory (UCA Obs.) - H50
California, USA
- Camarillo Observatory - 670
- Francisquito Observatory - G70
- Goldstone DSS-13 34m antenna - 252
- Goldstone DSS-14 70m antenna - 253
- Goldstone DSS-25 34m antenna - -25
- Lick Observatory - 662
- Mt. Palomar - 675
- NEAT's Mt. Palomar telescope - 644
- Palomar Digitized Sky Survey - 261
- Stony Ridge Observatory - 671
- Table Mtn. Observatory - 673
- TIE Mt. Wilson - G73
Connecticut, USA
- McCarthy Observatory - 932
Florida, USA
- Egan Observatory - H72
Georgia, USA
- Red Barn Observatory - H68
Hawaii, USA
- Faulkes Telescope North - F65
- Mauna Kea - 568
- NEAT's GEODSS Haleakala telescope - 566
- NEAT's USAF Haleakala telescope - 608
Illinois, USA
- Astronomical Research Observatory (ARO) - H55
Indiana, USA
- Prairie Grass Observatory - H59
Kansas, USA
- Farpoint Observatory - 734
- Powell Observatory - 649
New Jersey, USA
- Fitz-Randolph Observatory - 785
New Mexico, USA
- 7300 Observatory - H07
- Apache Point Observatory - 705
- Desert Moon Observatory - 448
- Etscorn Observatory - 719
- Jornada Observatory - 715
- LINEAR - 704
- Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) - H01
- RAS Observatory Mayhill - H06
- Sandia View Observatory - H03
- Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) - 645
South Dakota, USA
- Badlands Observatory - 918
Tennessee, USA
- Cordell-Lorenz Observatory - 850
Texas, USA
- George Observatory - 735
- McDonald Observatory - 711
West Virginia, USA
- Green Bank - 256
Wisconsin, USA
- Greiner Research Observatory (GRO) - H51
- Hobbs Observatory - 750
- Madison-YRS Observatory - 927
- Yerkes Observatory - 754

Ukraine

Andrushivka Observatory - A50
Chuguevskaya Sta. - 121
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO) - 095

Uruguay

Los Molinos Observatory - 844

Space

Solar & Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) - 249
Spitzer Space Telescope - 245
STEREO-A - C49
STEREO-B - C50

Other lists

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Minor Planet Center (MPC) List Of Observatory Codes - the MPC code public master list, no links
Astrometrica users
Raoul Behrend's photometric observers list
German-language asteroid observatory sites
Italian observatories
NEODyS Observatory list - observing analysis, no links
Project Pluto / Guide MPC station list
Starkenberg Observatory links & maps

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