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| Alternative names | Observatorio Astronómico Los Molinos |
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| Organization | |
| Observatory code | 844 |
| Location | Montevideo,Montevideo Department, Uruguay |
| Coordinates | 34°45′19″S56°11′25″W / 34.75539°S 56.19022°W /-34.75539; -56.19022 |
| Altitude | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Established | 1994 |
| Website | www |
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Los Molinos Observatory (Spanish:Observatorio Astronómico Los Molinos,OALM;obs. code:844) is anastronomicalobservatory owned by theMinisterio de Educación y Cultura de Uruguay and operated in collaboration with theUniversity of the Republic's Astronomy Department. It is located near the city ofLas Piedras, on the outskirts ofMontevideo, Uruguay.[1]
The observatory is actively involved in follow-up observations of small bodies in theSolar System such asasteroids andcomets.[2] It has the observatory code844.[3]
Themain-belt asteroid10476 Los Molinos, discovered by American astronomerSchelte Bus at theSiding Spring Observatory in 1981, was named after this observatory.[2] The official naming citation was published on 13 April 2017 by theMinor Planet Center (M.P.C. 103975).[4]
844 303.80982 0.822499 -0.566884 Observatorio Astronomico Los Molinos
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