Ametlla de Mar Observatory explained

Location:L'Ametlla de Mar, Spain

Ametlla de Mar Observatory is an astronomical observatory situated in L'Ametlla de Mar in the autonomous Catalonia region of Spain. It has received the IAU observatory code 946 and is operated by Catalan astronomer Jaume Nomen. The observatory participates in the "Unicorn Project" and in the Minor Planet Astrometry group (Grup d'Estudis Astronòmics, GEA).

The Minor Planet Center credits the Ametlla de Mar Observatory with the discovery of 12 numbered minor planets between 2001 and 2002. As of 2016, all numbered bodies remain unnamed and still display their provisional designation.

Minor planets discovered: 12 
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List of discovered minor planets

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25 April 2001
29 August 2002
28 December 2002
30 August 2002
14 September 2002
1 November 2002
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25 December 2001
25 April 2001
28 December 2002
27 September 2002
28 December 2002
30 August 2002

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