The V. P. Engel'gardt Astronomical Observatory (), also known simply as the Engelhardt Observatory, is located 20 kilometers west of

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, Russia. Its observatory code is

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. The co-ordinates are about .

Zelenchukskaya Station

The observatory's Zelenchukskaya Station, observatory code 114, abbreviated as "Zelenchukskaya Stn" by the

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/ MPC, is located at altitude near

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in the

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region of the Caucasus Mountains, using a 0.3-meter f/7.7 reflector. The Station is known for it numerous

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ary observations ''(see external links)'' and discoveries of

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s by Russian amateur astronomer

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. In addition, the MPC directly credits the Zelenchukskaya Station for the discovery of 6 minor planets in 2008 ''(see list)'', which includes 212929 Satovski, a main-belt asteroid named after Boris Ivanovich Satovski (1908–1982), a laureate of the

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. Note, the

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() with its Large Altazimuth Telescope is also located near Zelenchukskaya.

List of discovered minor planets

References

External links

Comet Observations (114 Engelhardt Observatory, Zelenchukskaya Station)
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Zelenchukskaya Station

List of discovered minor planets

See also

References

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