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Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca
Alternative namesca Edit this at Wikidata
Observatory code 620 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationCostitx, Mallorca, Spain
Coordinates39°38′33″N 2°57′02″E / 39.642528°N 2.950516°E / 39.642528; 2.950516
EstablishedMay 1991 (1991-05)[1]
Websitehttp://www.oam.es/
Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca is located in Spain
Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca
Location of Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca
Minor planets discovered: 2087 [2]
see § List of discovered minor planets

The Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca (Spanish: Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca, OAM) is an observatory just south of Costitx, Mallorca, Spain.[3]

The observatory was inaugurated in May 1991 and was the first astronomical center in the Balearic Islands autonomous community and province of Spain.[1]

The observatory is a pioneer among Spanish observatories and uses robotic telescopes (four of them located at La Sagra[4][5] in Andalucia) to discover and track asteroids.[6]

Researchers at the OAM have found asteroids that are potential threats to Earth, such as the 2006 WH1.[6] Salvador Sánchez is director of the OAM.[3] In 2008, asteroid number 128036, discovered at the OAM in 2003, was named after Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal.[7][8] As of 2008, the OAM tracks more than 2,000 asteroids.[9]

There is a large planetarium attached to the observatory, which often runs performances open to the public. The Open University is one of a number of academic institutions which runs summer schools at the observatory.[10]

In March 2017, the observatory has closed and gone into liquidation. The land will be up for auction at €1.7 million.[11]

  1. ^ a b "Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca" (in Spanish). Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca. Archived from the original on 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2009-03-05. Fue inaugurado en mayo de 1991 en Costitx, en la isla de Mallorca. Es el primer centro astronómico de esta comunidad autónoma y el más oriental del Estado Español.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference MPC-Discoverers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Un gran asteroide pasa 'rozando' la Tierra". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2009-03-05. Salvador Sánchez, director del Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca (OAM), explicó a 20 minutos que con ese diámetro "podría arrasar 3.000 kilómetros cuadrados, equivalente a la isla de Mallorca"
  4. ^ Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra Archived 2013-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Observatorio de La Sagra
  6. ^ a b "El observatorio de Costitx descubre un asteroide que amenaza la Tierra". mallorcadiario.com (in Spanish). 2006-11-22. Retrieved 2009-03-05. El Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca (OAM), es pionero en la astronomía española en el diseño y uso de telescopios robóticos situados en Mallorca, Granada y Cataluña y líder en el descubrimiento de asteroides y su monitorización orbital diaria integrada en el sistema Neodys
  7. ^ "Nadal tendrá su propio asteroide" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2009-03-05. La Unión Astronómica Internacional aceptó ponerle el nombre del español al asteroide 128036, descubierto en 2003 por el Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca, ciudad donde nació el tenista.
  8. ^ "Un asteroide llamado Rafa Nadal" (in Spanish). 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2009-03-05. Un asteroide de cuatro kilómetros, que se desplaza por el espacio a 20 kilómetros por segundo, más cerca del planeta Marte que de Júpiter, ha recibido el nombre de Rafa Nadal, en honor al tenista manacorense, número dos del mundo, por detrás de Roger Federer, y último ganador del torneo Wimbledon.
  9. ^ "Telescopios Mallorca 'cazan' unos 2.000 asteroides, uno de ellos 'peligroso'" (in Spanish). 2008-09-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-03-05. El nuevo sistema de telescopios robóticos del Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca (OAM), con el que cuenta el centro desde hace dos meses, habrá 'cazado' a finales de este mes unos 2.000 asteroides, entre ellos uno 'potencialmente peligroso' que los astrónomos ya han avistado.
  10. ^ Observing the Universe, Open University – Course content, Summary
  11. ^ "Director blamed for observatory's liquidation". Majorca Daily Bulletin. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.

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