The Sormano Astronomical Observatory (Italian: Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano, obs. code: 587) is an astronomical observatory north of Milan, Italy. Located near the Swiss border at 1000 meters elevation at the mountain village of Sormano in the pre-Alps, the observatory was privately funded by the Gruppo Astrofili Brianza and built in 1986.[1]
The Eunomia asteroid 6882 Sormano, discovered by Piero Sicoli and Valter Giuliani, was named in honor of the village and its discovering nearby observatory.[1] Naming citation was published on 3 May 1996 (M.P.C. 27130).[2]
Sormano 2 Observatory
A second observatory, Sormano 2 Observatory (obs. code: L06) is located nearby, at 373 meters elevation, just south of Bellagio. The observatory also conducts astrometric observations, such as of the near-Earth object 2018 CY2 in February 2018, using a 0.28-meter reflector (f/10 + CCD).[3]
sormano, astronomical, observatory, italian, osservatorio, astronomico, sormano, code, astronomical, observatory, north, milan, italy, located, near, swiss, border, 1000, meters, elevation, mountain, village, sormano, alps, observatory, privately, funded, grup. The Sormano Astronomical Observatory Italian Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano obs code 587 is an astronomical observatory north of Milan Italy Located near the Swiss border at 1000 meters elevation at the mountain village of Sormano in the pre Alps the observatory was privately funded by the Gruppo Astrofili Brianza and built in 1986 1 Sormano Astronomical ObservatoryOsservatorio Astronomico SormanoSormano Astronomical ObservatoryOrganizationGruppo Astrofili BrianzaObservatory code587 LocationSormano ItalyCoordinates45 52 59 N 9 13 45 E 45 88294 N 9 22919 E 45 88294 9 22919 Coordinates 45 52 59 N 9 13 45 E 45 88294 N 9 22919 E 45 88294 9 22919Altitude1 128 meters 3 701 ft Established1986 1986 WebsiteOsservatorio A SormanoTelescopesCavagna Telescope0 5 m Ritchey Chretienunnamed0 172 m Maksutov telescopeLocation of Sormano Astronomical ObservatoryOsservatorio Astronomico Sormano edit on Wikidata Contents 1 Description 1 1 Sormano 2 Observatory 2 Discoveries 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription EditThe observatory is known for its astrometric observations of minor planets and comets in the Solar System 1 After its first light in January 1989 several amateur astronomers such as Marco Cavagna Valter Giuliani Piero Sicoli Pierangelo Ghezzi Francesco Manca Paolo Chiavenna Graziano Ventre and Augusto Testa have made their minor planet discoveries at the observatory using its 50 centimeter Cavagna Telescope a Ritchey Chretien astrograph Astronomers at Sormano have developed their own custom software to make follow up observations of near Earth objects such as 4179 Toutatis and 99942 Apophis 1 The Eunomia asteroid 6882 Sormano discovered by Piero Sicoli and Valter Giuliani was named in honor of the village and its discovering nearby observatory 1 Naming citation was published on 3 May 1996 M P C 27130 2 Sormano 2 Observatory Edit A second observatory Sormano 2 Observatory obs code L06 is located nearby at 373 meters elevation just south of Bellagio The observatory also conducts astrometric observations such as of the near Earth object 2018 CY2 in February 2018 using a 0 28 meter reflector f 10 CCD 3 Discoveries EditThe Minor Planet Center credits the discovery of 344581 Albisetti directly to the Sormano Astronomical Observatory It is named after Italian Walter Albisetti 1957 2013 4 Minor planets discovered 1 5 344581 Albisetti 24 January 2003 list A Discovery credited to Sormano by the MPCSee also EditList of asteroid discovering observatories List of astronomical observatories List of minor planet discoverers Discovering dedicated institutionsReferences Edit a b c d 6882 Sormano 1995 CC1 Minor Planet Center Retrieved 15 February 2018 MPC MPO MPS Archive Minor Planet Center Retrieved 4 November 2016 MPEC 2018 C87 2018 CY2 Minor Planet Center Retrieved 15 February 2018 344581 Albisetti 2003 BG1 Minor Planet Center Retrieved 4 November 2016 Minor Planet Discoverers by number Minor Planet Center 4 September 2016 Retrieved 4 November 2016 External links EditHomepage Scientific The Sormano Astronomical Observatory Homepage Popularization Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano in Italian Observational Activities including list of discoveries Naming Citations of minor planets discovered at Sormano Portals Astronomy Stars Spaceflight Outer space Solar System Education Science Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sormano Astronomical Observatory amp oldid 1119116743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
