 The 1.6m telescope | |
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| Observatory code | 874  |
| Location | Brasópolis,Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 22°32′04″S45°34′57″W / 22.5344°S 45.5825°W /-22.5344; -45.5825 |
| Altitude | 1,864 m (6,115 ft) |
| Established | 1980 |
| Website | www |
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ThePico dos Dias Observatory (Portuguese:Observatório Pico dos Dias (OPD)) is anastronomicalobservatory owned and operated by the National Astrophysical Laboratory of Brazil (Portuguese:Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica (LNA)). It is located in theBrazilian state ofMinas Gerais, 37 kilometers (23 mi) from the city ofItajubá.
In April 2017,Russia's space agency,Roscosmos, opened the firstAutomated Warning System on Hazardous Situations in Outer Space (ASPOS OKP) at Pico dos Dias. There will be another three stations in the system.[2]
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