Los Molinos Observatory

Los Molinos Observatory (Spanish: Observatorio Astronómico Los Molinos, OALM; obs. code: 844) is an astronomical observatory owned by the Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Uruguay and operated in collaboration with the University of the Republic's Astronomy Department. It is located near the city of Las Piedras, on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

Los Molinos Observatory
Telescopes at Los Molinos Observatory
Alternative namesObservatorio Astronómico Los Molinos
OrganizationUniversity of the Republic 
Observatory code 844 
LocationMontevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
Coordinates34°45′19″S 56°11′25″W
Altitude28 m (92 ft)
Established1994 
Websitewww.oalm.gub.uy/en/index.html
Location of Los Molinos Observatory
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The observatory is actively involved in follow-up observations of small bodies in the Solar System such as asteroids and comets.[2] It has the observatory code 844.[3]

The main-belt asteroid 10476 Los Molinos, discovered by American astronomer Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory in 1981, was named after this observatory.[2] The official naming citation was published on 13 April 2017 by the Minor Planet Center (M.P.C. 103975).[4]

Discoveries
Further information: Variable star designation
  • Main belt asteroid, 68853 Vaimaca, on 19 April 2002[5]
  • Main belt asteroid, 73342 Guyunusa, on 4 May 2002[6]
  • Variable star, VSX J034330.8-442815, on 18 November 2011[7]
  • Variable star, VSX J074722.4+220414, on 19 November 2011[8]

References
  1. "Who we are". OALM. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. "10476 Los Molinos(1981 EY38)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. "List of Observatory Codes". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 28 August 2015. 844 303.80982 0.822499 -0.566884 Observatorio Astronomico Los Molinos
  4. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. "(68853) Vaimaca". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  6. "(73342) Guyunusa". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  7. "VSX J034330.8-442815". The International Variable Star Index – AAVSO. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. "VSX J074722.4+220414". The International Variable Star Index – AAVSO. Retrieved 16 April 2017.


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