Jura Observatory
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| Alternative names | Observatoire Astronomique Jurassien-Vicques | ||
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| Organization | Jura Astronomy Society (Société jurassienne d'astronomie) | ||
| Observatory code | 185 | ||
| Location | Vicques, Canton of Jura, Switzerland. | ||
| Coordinates | 47°21′10″N 7°25′18″E / 47.35278°N 7.42167°E | ||
| Altitude | 505 m | ||
| Established | 1993 | ||
| Website | www.jura-observatory.ch | ||
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The Jura Observatory (French: Observatoire astronomique jurassien) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Jura Astronomy Society (French: Société Jurassienne d'Astronomie; SJA). Built in 1993/1998, it is located near Vicques in the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its IAU observatory code is 185.
On August 28, 2008, Michel Ory discovered the periodic comet P/2008 Q2 (Ory) at the observatory.
Oukaïmeden Observatory
[edit]The Jura Astronomy Society, in collaboration with French amateur astronomer Claudine Rinner and the Cadi Ayyad University, also participates in the Morocco Oukaïmeden Sky Survey (MOSS), using a remote 0.5-meter telescope at Oukaïmeden Observatory (J43), which is operated by the university since 2007. The observatory is located in the High Atlas mountains, 50 kilometers south of Marrakech, Morocco.[2]
List of discovered minor planets
[edit]| 42113 Jura | 15 January 2001 | list |
| 42191 Thurmann | 14 February 2001 | list |
| 46095 Frédérickoby | 15 March 2001 | list |
| 77755 Delémont | 13 August 2001 | list |
| (289600) 2005 GR9 | 1 April 2005 | list |
| 360762 FRIPON | 4 January 2005 | list |
| (450390) 2005 PN5 | 8 August 2005 | list |
| (469748) 2005 PO5 | 9 August 2005 | list |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Morocco Oukaïmeden Sky Survey". MOSS Observatory. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- Jura Observatory, homepage of the Jura Astronomy Society
- MOSS project
- Optical seeing monitoring at the Oukaïmeden in the Moroccan high atlas mountains: first statistics
- Astronomie Marrakech