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Observatory of Saint-Veran

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Coordinates:44°41′56″N6°54′30″E / 44.69889°N 6.90833°E /44.69889; 6.90833

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Observatory

Observatory of Saint-Veran

Alternative names

Observatoire de Saint-Veran

Organization

Astroqueyras

Observatory code

615

Location

Saint-Véran,France

Coordinates

44°41′56″N6°54′30″E / 44.69889°N 6.90833°E /44.69889; 6.90833

Altitude

2,930 metres (9,610 ft)

Established

1974 (1974)

Website

www.astroqueyras.com

Telescopes

Telescope	62 cmCassegrain telescope

Observatory of Saint-Veran is located in France

Location of Observatory of Saint-Veran

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Minor planets discovered: 40^[1]
see§ List of discovered minor planets

TheObservatory of Saint-Veran (French:Observatoire de Saint-Véran) is a French astronomicalobservatory located on the Pic de Château Renard in the municipality ofSaint-Véran in the department ofHautes-Alpes in the French Alpes. At 2,930 meter altitude, it is one of the highest observatories in Europe next to theSphinx Observatory. The Facility is managed by the French amateur astronomy association "AstroQueyras".^[2]

The observatory was built in 1974 as a branch of theParis Observatory. In 1990 amateur astronomers were granted use of its 62 cmCassegrain telescope.

The main-belt asteroid48159 Saint-Véran was discovered at and named for the observatory and its hosting village.^[3] Presumably, it was the first discovery made at the observatory on 16 April 2001, synchronous with264476 Aepic.

List of discovered minor planets

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TheMinor Planet Center credits the observatory with the discovery of the followingasteroids between 2001 and 2005:

48159 Saint-Véran	16 April 2001	list
72819 Brunet	18 April 2001	list
77441 Jouve	18 April 2001	list
108140 Alir	16 April 2001	list
124104 Balcony	17 April 2001	list
128633 Queyras	8 September 2004	list
145445 Le Floch	2 September 2005	list
149865 Michelhernandez	29 August 2005	list
(152071) 2004 RW₇	6 September 2004	list
156879 Eloïs	4 March 2003	list
156880 Bernardtregon	4 March 2003	list
158657 Célian	4 March 2003	list
178830 Anne-Véronique	18 April 2001	list
(181108) 2005 QS₇₆	28 August 2005	list
182262 Solène	17 April 2001	list
(184610) 2005 RN	1 September 2005	list
(186946) 2004 RB₁₂	7 September 2004	list
(197869) 2004 RZ₇	6 September 2004	list
(202010) 2004 RE₁₂	8 September 2004	list
211473 Herin	4 March 2003	list
(221044) 2005 QT₈₈	29 August 2005	list
(232409) 2003 EU₁	4 March 2003	list
(235014) 2003 ES₄	4 March 2003	list
(240285) 2003 ET₁	4 March 2003	list
(247709) 2003 EV₁	4 March 2003	list

264476 Aepic	16 April 2001	list
(268298) 2005 QW₈₈	30 August 2005	list
(277204) 2005 QV₈₈	30 August 2005	list
(288711) 2004 RG₁₂	8 September 2004	list
(299312) 2005 QN₈₄	30 August 2005	list
(303781) 2005 RP	1 September 2005	list
(308352) 2005 QO₇₅	28 August 2005	list
(312731) 2010 SS₉	8 September 2004	list
(323507) 2004 RZ₁₁	7 September 2004	list
(334698) 2003 EZ₄	7 March 2003	list
(354515) 2004 RX₇	6 September 2004	list
(366842) 2005 QH₇₅	28 August 2005	list
(385637) 2005 QQ₈₈	29 August 2005	list
(461381) 2001 HS	17 April 2001	list
(481006) 2004 RV₇	6 September 2004	list

References

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^"Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)".Minor Planet Center. 12 January 2017. Retrieved3 February 2017.
^"Observatoire Associatif de haute altitude". AstroQueyras. Retrieved3 February 2017.
^Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). "(48159) Saint-Véran [2.68, 0.03, 4.1]".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (48159) Saint-Véran, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 212.doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_2509.ISBN 978-3-540-34361-5.