Starkenburg Observatory
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Observatory
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in Heppenheim
Heppenheim
Heppenheim is the seat of Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany, lying on the Bergstraße on the edge of the Odenwald.- Location :...
, Germany
Germany
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. It was formed in 1970, and currently has about 150 members.
The instruments at the observatory consists of:
- 0.45m newtonian
- 0.30m Meade LX200Meade LX200The Meade LX200 is a family of commercial telescopes produced by Meade Instruments launched in 1992 with 8″ and 10″ schmidt-cassegrain models on computerized mounts.Rod Mollise - The Past, Present and Future of the Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope , . 12" and 16" models quickly followed...
- 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 asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
s and participate in the tracking of near earth asteroids. The asteroid 6864 Starkenburg
6864 Starkenburg
6864 Starkenburg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 12, 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*...
was named in honor of their efforts.
Discoveries
| Asteroids discovered: 40+ | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12053 Turtlestar 12053 Turtlestar 12053 Turtlestar is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 9, 1997 at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim.- External links :*... |
October 8, 1997 | M.Busch, W.Ernst, K.Sonneberg, L.Kurtze |
| 12057 Alfredsturm 12057 Alfredsturm 12057 Alfredsturm is a main belt asteroid discovered on 18 February 1998 by at Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim.- External links :*... |
February 18, 1998 | P.Geffert, J.Rothermel, E.Schwab, R.Stoss |
| 14080 Heppenheim 14080 Heppenheim 14080 Heppenheim is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 1997 at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim.- External links :*... |
April 1, 1997 | W.Ernst, K.Sonneberg, R.Stoss |
| 15397 Ksoari 15397 Ksoari 15397 Ksoari is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 27, 1997 by the Starkenburg Observatory at Heppenheim.- External links :*... |
October 27, 1997 | M.Busch, W.Ernst, K.Sonneberg, L.Kurtze |
| 16809 Galápagos 16809 Galápagos 16809 Galápagos is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1570.8771935 days .The asteroid was discovered on October 21, 1997.... |
October 21, 1997 | M.Busch, L.Kurtze |
| 16969 Helamuda 16969 Helamuda - External links :*... |
October 29, 1998 | M.Busch, P.Geffert, R.Stoss |
| 17855 Geffert 17855 Geffert 17855 Geffert is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 19, 1998 at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim.- External links :*... |
May 19, 1998 | A.Busch, M.Busch, E.Schwab |
| 18567 Segenthau 18567 Segenthau 18567 Segenthau is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 27, 1997 at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim.- External links :*... |
September 27, 1997 | R.Stoss |
| 18610 Arthurdent 18610 Arthurdent 18610 Arthurdent is a small main belt asteroid, discovered by Felix Hormuth of Starkenburg Observatory on 7 February 1998. It is named after Arthur Dent, the bewildered hero of Douglas Adams's radio, play, and book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.... |
February 7, 1998 | F.Hormuth |
| 18653 Christagunt 18653 Christagünt 18653 Christagünt is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1346.7612412 days . It has an average orbital speed of 19.28272598 km/s.The asteroid was discovered on March 28, 1998 at the Starkenburg Observatory.... |
March 28, 1998 | F.Hormuth, J.Rothermel, R.Stoss |
| 21663 Banat 21663 Banat 21663 Banat is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 3, 1999 at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim.- External links :... |
September 3, 1999 | M.Busch, R.Stoss |
| 24168 Hexlein 24168 Hexlein 24168 Hexlein is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 29, 1999 at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim.- External links :*... |
November 29, 1999 | M.Busch, R.Stoss, R.Kresken |
| 27984 Herminefranz 27984 Herminefranz 27984 Herminefranz is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 1, 1997 at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim.- External links :*... |
November 1, 1997 | R.Stoss |
| 33863 Elfriederwin 33863 Elfriederwin 33863 Elfriederwin is a minor planet discovered May 5, 2000 at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim. It is named after Elfriede Schwab and Erwin Schwab, Sr., , the parents of Erwin Schwab, Jr., one of the discoverers.-External links:*... |
May 5, 2000 | E.Schwab, R.Stoss |
| 56561 Jaimenomen 56561 Jaimenomen 56561 Jaimenomen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 5, 2000 by Starkenburg Observatory at Heppenheim.- External links :*... |
May 5, 2000 | R.Stoss, E.Schwab |