Nyrölä Observatory
Organization | Jyväskylän Sirius ry | ||||
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Observatory code | 174 | ||||
Location | Nyrölä, Jyväskylä, Finland | ||||
Coordinates | 62°20′32″N 25°30′47″E / 62.34222°N 25.51306°ECoordinates: 62°20′32″N 25°30′47″E / 62.34222°N 25.51306°E | ||||
Altitude | 200 metres (660 ft) | ||||
Website | www | ||||
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Nyrölä Observatory (Finnish: Nyrölän observatorio) is an amateur astronomical observatory in Finland. It is owned and operated by the astronomical association , and located in the countryside village of Nyrölä near Jyväskylä.
Discoveries: asteroid 22978 Nyrola that was the first asteroid discovered by Finnish amateur astronomers, Harri Hyvönen, Marko Moilanen and Arto Oksanen. The Minor Planet Center currently credits this discovery to the observatory (MPC).
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Categories:
- Minor-planet discovering observatories
- Astronomical observatories in Finland
- Astronomical observatory stubs
- Finnish building and structure stubs