Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory Explained

Minor planets discovered: 55 
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The Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory (Italian: '''Osservatorio Astrometrico Santa Lucia Stroncone''') is an astronomical observatory located at 350m (1,150feet) altitude in Stroncone, near the city of Terni, in Umbria, north central Italy.

It is an active center for the discovery of asteroids. Stroncone is also known as IAU/MPC observatory 589. It is located at longitude 12º38'24"E, latitude 42º30'55"N.

The main-belt asteroid 5609 Stroncone, discovered by amateur astronomer Antonio Vagnozzi at Stroncone in 1993, was named after the suburb where the discovering observatory is located.

List of discovered minor planets

important; height: 540px;
30 April 1994
16 September 1993
18 December 1993
17 September 1993
5 March 1994
18 March 1994
6 March 1994
27 September 1995
24 September 1994
16 April 1996
9 February 1996
7 February 1994
28 February 1995
1 February 1995
3 May 1995
10 September 1993
17 September 1993
8 October 1997
3 June 1995
22 September 1995
important; height: 540px;
6 September 1994
29 November 1994
26 September 1995
19 July 1995
23 February 1996
12 October 1996
2 July 1994
1 September 1999
6 October 1999
9 November 1999
21 February 1998
9 March 1995
3 November 1997
19 February 1998
28 March 1998
13 March 1996
30 September 1999
17 April 1993
23 September 1998
14 November 1997
important;height: 405px
7 September 1994
4 September 1994
28 December 1997
24 April 1998
19 April 1998
3 September 1994
25 March 1998
22 January 1998
21 March 1995
3 October 1999
24 December 1997
7 September 1994
16 March 1998
21 March 1995
9 October 1994

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