Starkenburg Observatory
Starkenburg-Sternwarte (Starkenburg Observatory) is an astronomical observatory in Heppenheim, Germany. It was formed in 1970, and currently has about 150 members.
The instruments at the observatory consists of:
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- 0.45m newtonian
- 0.30m Meade LX200
- 0.20m refractor
- 0.15m refractor
- 0.10m refractor
- 0.19m flat-field camera
- 0.14m schmidt camera
The observatory was the venue for the 1997 and 2003 meetings of the European Radio Astronomy Congress. The amateur astronomers at the observatory have discovered more than 40 asteroids and participate in the tracking of near earth asteroids. The asteroid 6864 Starkenburg was named in honor of their efforts.
Discoveries
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As of 2016, IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC) credits the discovery of 47 numbered minor planets to "Starkenburg" (1997–2009), and 5 numbered minor planets to "Heppenheim" (1997–2002), for which no apparent distinction can be made. The asteroid 216624 Kaufer, for example, is credited to Heppenheim, while its citation explicitly mentions the "Starkenburg Observatory" as its discovery site.[1]
For the table below, the mentioned astronomers may or may not be credited directly with the discovery by the MPC. Instead, the discovery site/observatory, "Starkenburg" or "Heppenheim", may be the sole credited discoverer, as for 18610 Arthurdent (discovered at Heppenheim by Starkenburg).[2]
| Asteroids discovered: 52 (47+5)[3] | ||
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| 12053 Turtlestar | October 8, 1997 | M. Busch, W. Ernst, K. Sonneberg, L. Kurtze |
| 12057 Alfredsturm | February 18, 1998 | P. Geffert, J. Rothermel, E. Schwab, R. Stoss |
| 14080 Heppenheim | April 1, 1997 | W. Ernst, K. Sonneberg, R. Stoss |
| 15397 Ksoari | October 27, 1997 | M. Busch, W. Ernst, K. Sonneberg, L. Kurtze |
| 16809 Galápagos | October 21, 1997 | M. Busch, L. Kurtze |
| 16969 Helamuda | October 29, 1998 | M. Busch, P. Geffert, R. Stoss |
| 17855 Geffert | May 19, 1998 | A. Busch, M. Busch, E. Schwab |
| 18567 Segenthau | September 27, 1997 | R. Stoss |
| 18610 Arthurdent | February 7, 1998 | F. Hormuth |
| 18653 Christagünt | March 28, 1998 | F. Hormuth, J. Rothermel, R. Stoss |
| 21663 Banat | September 3, 1999 | M. Busch, R. Stoss |
| 24168 Hexlein | November 29, 1999 | M. Busch, R. Stoss, R. Kresken |
| 27984 Herminefranz | November 1, 1997 | R. Stoss |
| 33863 Elfriederwin | May 5, 2000 | E. Schwab, R. Stoss |
| 56561 Jaimenomen | May 5, 2000 | R. Stoss, E. Schwab |
See also
References
External links
- Starkenburg-Sternwarte e.V. (German)
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