Observatory of Saint-Veran explained

Observatory of Saint-Veran
Organization:	Astroqueyras
Location:	Saint-Véran, France
Coords:	44.6989°N 6.9083°W
Altitude:	2930m (9,610feet)
Telescope1 Name:	Telescope
Telescope1 Type:	62 cm Cassegrain telescope

Minor planets discovered: 40 

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The Observatory of Saint-Veran (French: '''Observatoire de Saint-Véran''') is a French astronomical observatory located on the Pic de Château Renard in the municipality of Saint-Véran in the department of Hautes-Alpes in the French Alpes. At 2,930 meter altitude, it is one of the highest observatories in Europe next to the Sphinx Observatory. The Facility is managed by the French amateur astronomy association "AstroQueyras".

The observatory was built in 1974 as a branch of the Paris Observatory. In 1990 amateur astronomers were granted use of its 62 cm Cassegrain telescope.

The main-belt asteroid 48159 Saint-Véran was discovered at and named for the observatory and its hosting village. Presumably, it was the first discovery made at the observatory on 16 April 2001, synchronous with 264476 Aepic.

List of discovered minor planets

The Minor Planet Center credits the observatory with the discovery of the following asteroids between 2001 and 2005:

	16 April 2001
	18 April 2001
	18 April 2001
	16 April 2001
	17 April 2001
	8 September 2004
	2 September 2005
	29 August 2005
	6 September 2004
	4 March 2003
	4 March 2003
	4 March 2003
	18 April 2001
	28 August 2005
	17 April 2001
	1 September 2005
	7 September 2004
	6 September 2004
	8 September 2004
	4 March 2003
	29 August 2005
	4 March 2003
	4 March 2003
	4 March 2003
	4 March 2003

	16 April 2001
	30 August 2005
	30 August 2005
	8 September 2004
	30 August 2005
	1 September 2005
	28 August 2005
	8 September 2004
	7 September 2004
	7 March 2003
	6 September 2004
	28 August 2005
	29 August 2005
	17 April 2001
	6 September 2004

See also

• List of astronomical societies
  • List of observatories

External links

• Observatory homepage