Global InformationKevola Observatory information
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| Organization | Turun Ursa ry | ||||||
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| Observatory code | 064  | ||||||
| Location | Kevola, Paimio, Finland | ||||||
| Coordinates | 60°25′12″N 22°45′54″E / 60.42000°N 22.76500°E | ||||||
| Established | 1963 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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  Location of Kevola Observatory | |||||||
The Kevola Observatory is located in Kevola in Paimio in South-Western Finland, some 35 km east from the city of Turku. The observatory is currently owned by Turun Ursa ry, a local astronomical association operating in Turku area. The buildings of the observatory include an observatory dome, a zenith observatory, and a house for recording observations.
Kevola Observatory has code 064 in the IAU/MPC observatory list. The main-belt asteroid 1540 Kevola was named after the observatory.