Piszkéstető Station
The Piszkéstető Station or Piszkéstető Mountain Station is an astronomical observatory in Mátraszentimre in Mátra Mountains, about 80 kilometers (50 mi) northeast of Hungary's capital Budapest. It is a station of Konkoly Observatory, first built in 1958. It has the observatory code 461 and 561 for being used by the Szeged University and Konkoly Observatory, respectively.[1]
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| Named after | Piszkés-tető  | ||||||||
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| Organization | Hungarian Academy of Sciences | ||||||||
| Observatory code | 461 | ||||||||
| Location | Mátra, Heves County, Hungary | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°55′05″N 019°53′39″E | ||||||||
| Established | 1958 | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
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Instruments
The observatory features four telescopes:[2]
- 60/90/180-centimetre Schmidt telescope since 1962
- 50-centimetre Cassegrain telescope since 1966
- 1-metre Ritchey–Chrétien telescope since 1974
- 40-centimetre Ritchey–Chrétien telescope since 2010
Honors
The minor planet 37432 Piszkéstető was named after the station, where it was discovered by astronomers Krisztián Sárneczky and Zsuzsanna Heiner in January 2002.[1]
List of discovered minor planets
A total of 19 minor planet discoveries are credited directly to the Piszkéstető Station by the Minor Planet Center.[3]
| 181136 Losonczrita | 25 August 2005 | list |
| (238623) 2005 CL12 | 1 February 2005 | list |
| (240364) 2003 SQ129 | 20 September 2003 | list |
| (290129) 2005 QC152 | 31 August 2005 | list |
| (334756) 2003 RP7 | 4 September 2003 | list |
| (345648) 2006 TZ6 | 1 October 2006 | list |
| (378920) 2008 UP95 | 24 October 2008 | list |
| (384459) 2010 BM4 | 24 January 2010 | list |
| (390743) 2003 SD129 | 20 September 2003 | list |
| (399565) 2003 SZ128 | 20 September 2003 | list |
| (405571) 2005 QE87 | 31 August 2005 | list |
| (413233) 2003 SB129 | 20 September 2003 | list |
| (423380) 2005 JD94 | 12 May 2005 | list |
| (423433) 2005 QL75 | 29 August 2005 | list |
| (446957) 2003 SD127 | 19 September 2003 | list |
| (461650) 2005 GP9 | 3 April 2005 | list |
| (464745) 2003 RQ7 | 5 September 2003 | list |
| (469773) 2005 QB76 | 30 August 2005 | list |
| (474440) 2003 NH5 | 5 July 2003 | list |
Gallery
Aerial view of the Piszkéstető Station
See also
References
- "37432 Piszkesteto (2002 AE11)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- 40cm RC Telescope
- "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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