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Turku observatory may refer to:

  • Vartiovuori observatory, an old observatory building in Turku, Finland
  • Iso-Heikkilä Observatory, a former university observatory in Iso-Heikkilä district of Turku, now used by amateur astronomers
  • Tuorla Observatory of the department of astronomy at the University of Turku in Finland

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Turku observatory

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Turku observatory may refer to: Vartiovuori observatory, an old observatory building in Turku, Finland Iso-Heikkilä Observatory, a former university observatory...

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List of observatory codes

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This is a list of observatory codes (IAU codes or MPC codes) published by the Minor Planet Center. For a detailed description, see observations of small...

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Great Fire of Turku

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Wilhelm Argelander, Observator at the Imperial Academy of Turku, was in the Vartiovuori Observatory on Vartiovuorenmäki [fi]. Due to the fire, he had to stop...

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Vartiovuori Observatory

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Vartiovuori Observatory (Finnish: Vartiovuoren tähtitorni, Swedish: Åbo Akademis observatorium) is a former observatory in Turku, Finland. The observatory, designed...

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Tuorla Observatory

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Tuorla Observatory is the Department of Astronomy at the University of Turku, southwest Finland. It is the largest astronomical research institute in...

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1695 Walbeck

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discovered on 15 October 1941, by Finnish astronomer Liisi Oterma at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland, and named after Henrik Walbeck. The asteroid...

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3412 Kafka

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to the ecliptic. It was first identified as 1942 YB at the Finnish Turku Observatory in 1942, extending the body's observation arc by 41 years prior to...

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Per Brahe the Younger

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is the asteroid 1680 Per Brahe, discovered by Liisi Oterma at the Turku Observatory in 1942. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet...

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1677 Tycho Brahe

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discovered on 6 September 1940, by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland. The common stony S-type asteroid has a short...

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2072 Kosmodemyanskaya

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identified as 1944 BD at Turku Observatory in 1944. Its first used observation is a precovery taken at Palomar Observatory in 1956, extending the body's...

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Kevola Observatory

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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...

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1453 Fennia

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approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Yrjö Väisälä at the Turku Observatory in 1938, the asteroid was later named after the Nordic country of...

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1529 Oterma

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discovered on 26 January 1938, by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland. It is named for Liisi Oterma. Oterma is a member...

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Liisi Oterma

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1978 a professor in University of Turku. In 1971, she succeeded Väisälä as the director of the Tuorla Observatory. She was director of the astronomical-optical...

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List of minor planet discoverers

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011 numbered minor planets are credited to 1,141 astronomers and 253 observatories, telescopes or surveys (see § Discovering dedicated institutions). On...

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2678 Aavasaksa

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discovered on 24 February 1938, by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland. It was named for the Aavasaksa hill in Finland...

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1518 Rovaniemi

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approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Yrjö Väisälä at the Turku Observatory in 1938, the asteroid was later named after the Finnish city of Rovaniemi...

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1740 Paavo Nurmi

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discovered on 18 October 1939, by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland. It was named after Finnish distance runner Paavo...

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1532 Inari

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approximately 28 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in 1938, it was later named for Lake Inari in northern Finland. Inari...

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1998 Titius

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Bohrmann at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany. On the same night, the body was also observed at the Finnish Turku Observatory. It was later named...

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