Oakley Observatory

Oakley Observatory

Organization	Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology
Observatory code	916
Location	Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
Coordinates	39°29′1.5″N 87°18′59″W / 39.483750°N 87.31639°W / 39.483750; -87.31639Coordinates: 39°29′1.5″N 87°18′59″W / 39.483750°N 87.31639°W / 39.483750; -87.31639
Website	https://www.rose-hulman.edu/academics/learning-and-research-facilities/oakley-observatory/index.html
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Oakley Observatory or Rose–Hulman Observatory (Obs. code: 916) is an astronomical observatory operated by Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.

The Oakley Observatory is a teaching observatory with eight permanently mounted telescopes. One of the telescopes is a six-inch refractor built by Clark and Sons in 1886. The other telescopes are all reflecting telescopes ranging in size from eight to twenty two inches. In addition to being used for astronomy classes students use the observatory for research and recreation. Several minor planets have been discovered at Rose-Hulman, most notably numerous discoveries by American astronomer Chris Wolfe (also see Category:Discoveries by Chris Wolfe).

List of discovered minor planets[]

In addition, the Minor Planet Center credits the discovery of the following minor planets directly to the Oakley observatory:

See also[]

• List of minor planet discoverers § Oakley
• List of observatories

References[]

External links[]

• Oakley Observatory
• Astrometry

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