Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory Explained

Minor planets discovered: 121 

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Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory (Ukrainian: italic=yes|Андрушівська астрономічна обсерваторія) is a private astronomical observatory in the town suburbs of Andrushivka, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. It was established in 2001.^[1] The founder and director of the observatory is Yuri Ivashchenko. The observatory has IAU observatory code A50.^[2]

On September 18, 2003 the observatory discovered a main-belt asteroid, which was later named after the town, 133293 Andrushivka. On October 17, 2007, 175636 Zvyagel was discovered at the observatory. It was named Zvyagel as it was the 750th anniversary of the city.^[3] On August 25, 2008 another main belt asteroid was discovered which was named 274301 Wikipedia after the encyclopedia in January 2013.^[4]

Instruments

The main instrument is a 60 cm Zeiss-600 Cassegrain reflector made by Carl Zeiss Jena.^[5]

List of discovered minor planets

More than a hundred minor planets were discovered at the Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory, not counting yet unnumbered bodies such as the near-Earth object of the Apollo group,, for which the observatory will be likely credited with its discovery by the Minor Planet Center.

important; height: 540px;
	19 September 2004
	18 September 2003
	10 September 2005
	8 October 2005
	7 October 2004
	29 October 2005
	27 April 2007
	17 October 2007
	17 August 2006
	30 October 2005
	17 October 2006
	16 August 2004
	9 May 2007
	16 October 2007
	17 August 2006
	18 July 2007
	8 September 2007
	21 October 2008
	23 August 2006
	14 September 2007

important; height: 540px;
	29 October 2005
	19 April 2009
	13 May 2009
	31 August 2005
	23 September 2003
	23 September 2005
	8 October 2004
	11 October 2005
	13 August 2004
	24 August 2007
	29 September 2003
	21 September 2007
	10 March 2010
	16 October 2007
	25 August 2006
	9 July 2007
	22 August 2007
	28 July 2006
	16 August 2006
	11 February 2008

important; height: 540px;
	22 September 2003
	31 October 2005
	17 October 2006
	11 February 2008
	24 April 2008
	27 August 2008
	26 August 2008
	27 August 2008
	25 August 2008
	25 August 2008
	2 September 2008
	3 September 2008
	24 August 2009
	20 November 2009
	13 July 2007
	5 August 2008
	4 September 2008
	27 September 2008
	6 November 2008
	29 September 2003

important; height: 540px;
	29 August 2005
	28 July 2006
	16 August 2006
	16 August 2007
	11 February 2008
	24 April 2008
	5 September 2008
	7 November 2008
	7 November 2008
	11 March 2010
	11 February 2008
	29 September 2003
	17 October 2006
	17 October 2006
	1 October 2007
	4 January 2008
	26 May 2009
	25 September 2005
	25 August 2008
	5 September 2008

important; height: 540px;
	21 August 2009
	19 September 2003
	27 September 2008
	29 October 2005
	13 July 2007
	16 October 2007
	29 October 2005
	24 April 2008
	8 November 2008
	8 June 2007
	6 November 2008
	18 July 2007
	20 September 2004
	8 September 2007
	25 August 2008
	28 March 2008
	17 October 2006
	16 October 2007
	21 August 2009
	20 November 2009

important; height: 540px;
	20 November 2009
	7 November 2008
	8 September 2007
	16 October 2007
	7 October 2005
	8 October 2008
	27 September 2008
	6 September 2008
	16 August 2007
	19 September 2004
	17 October 2007
	17 October 2006
	23 August 2007
	22 October 2008
	7 August 2008
	25 April 2009
	24 August 2009
	15 July 2010
	16 October 2007
	28 July 2006

See also

• List of asteroid-discovering observatories

External links

• Web Sites of Astrometrica Users, at www.astrometrica.at

Notes and References

1. Web site: Andrushivka . Ukraine Vacation Guide . 10 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111101221456/http://ukraine-vacation-guide.com/publ/vacation_travel/andrushivka/5-1-0-138 . 1 November 2011 .
2. Web site: List Of Observatory Codes . . 2009-08-12 .
3. Book: Schmadel, Lutz D.. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2006 - 2008. 10 November 2011. 1 August 2009. Springer. 978-3-642-01964-7. 194.
4. IAU Minor Planet Circular 82403 (January 27, 2013)
5. Astrophysics Data System. NASA, operated by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at Harvard University. Andrushivka astronomical observatory in 2001. 2001ecrf.conf..224I . October 17, 2022 . Ivaschenko . Yu. M. . Andruk . V. M. . 2001 . 224 .