The list of asteroid-discovering observatories contains a section for each observatory which has discovered one or more asteroids, along with a list of those asteroids.
For each numbered asteroid, the Minor Planet Center lists one or more discoverers who have been given credit for the discovery. Sometimes these are individuals (by modern rules there can be no more than three co-discoverers), and sometimes the credit is given to an organization (for instance, Purple Mountain Observatory).
Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory
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The Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory is a private observatory near Andrushivka in Zhytomyr oblast, Ukraine. The observatory has IAU observatory code A50.[1]
It has discovered the following asteroids:
Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory
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The telescope atop Mount Bohyeon is among the items pictured on the back of the country's 10,000 won note.[2]
The Korean Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory (BOAO), located at Mount Bohyeon near the city of Yeongcheon, is a member of the East-Asian Planet Search Network, an international collaboration between Korea, China and Japan. Each facility, BOAO (Korea), Xinglong Station (NAOC) (China), and Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (Japan), has a 2 m class telescope, a high dispersion echelle spectrograph, and an iodine absorption cell for precise RV measurements, looking for extrasolar planets.[3]
It has discovered the following asteroids:
- 34666 Bohyunsan
- 63145 Choemuseon
- 63156 Yicheon
- 68719 Jangyeongsil
- 72021 Yisunji
- 72059 Heojun
- 94400 Hongdaeyong
- 95016 Kimjeongho
- 99503 Leewonchul
- 106817 Yubangtaek
- 118931
- 123532
- 123741
- 126172
- 126578 Suhhosoo
- 149119
- 153236
- 155813
- 156550
- 156984
- 161021
- 165390
- 165406
- 166139
- 166143
- 168878
- 168911
- 174076
- 179553
- 182205
- 189787
- 193158 Haechan
- 193397
- 193457
- 193487
- 201424
- 203603
- 201424
- 203603
- 205557
- 205834
- 208538
- 219878
- 225969
- 228384
- 234637
- 234651
- 244269
- 247151
- 250028
- 250035
- 252128
- 257944
- 270440
- 279960
- 285801
- 286606
- 287454
- 302083
- 306710
- 307120
- 310514
- 313113
- 322925
- 323107
- 336894
- 337292
- 347579
- 350819
- 354147
- 416027
- 434010
- 455297
- 483458
- 550921
- 553454
- 579256
- 595046
- 595273
- 612206
- 623993
- 635074
- 640408
- 640409
- 640412
- 641141
Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station
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Between 1968 and 1982, Carlos Torres discovered or co-discovered with S. Cofré and others a number of asteroids from the Chilean Cerro El Roble Station. It has discovered the following asteroids:
- 1973 Colocolo
- 1974 Caupolican
- 1992 Galvarino
- 1993 Guacolda
- 2013 Tucapel
- 2028 Janequeo
- 2518 Rutllant
- 2654 Ristenpart
- 2741 Valdivia
- 2757 Crisser
- 2784 Domeyko
- 2858 Carlosporter
- 2975 Spahr
- 2976 Lautaro
- 3050 Carrera
- 3114 Ercilla
- 3361 Orpheus
- 3495 Colchagua
- 3691 Bede
- 3708
- 3922 Heather
- 3970 Herran
- 4228 Nemiro
- 4269 Bogado
- 4590 Dimashchegolev
- 4853 Marielukac
- 4878 Gilhutton
- (4881) 1975 XJ
- 5387 Casleo
- 5569 Colby
- 5659 Vergara
- 6217 Kodai
- 6334 Robleonard
- (6888) 1971 BD3
- (6889) 1971 RA
- (6940) 1972 HL1
- (7045) 1974 FJ
- (7151) 1971 SX3
- 7450 Shilling
- 7975
- 8605
- 9917 Keynes
- 10993
- 12660
- 16352
- 17350
- 23401 Brodskaya
- 27655
- 29079
- 32731 Annaivanovna
- 43722 Carloseduardo
- 52225 Panchenko
Chichibu Observatory
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This is the private observatory of Naoto Sato in Chichibu, Saitama, Japan.[4] This Observatory has IAU observatory code 369.[1]
It has discovered the following asteroids:
Dynic Astronomical Observatory
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
Emerald Lane Observatory
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
Fair Oaks Ranch Observatory
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
- 13389 Stacey
- 27267 Wiberg
- 29651
- 31318
- 31420
- 37280
- 44468
- 44545
- 47044 Mcpainter
- 49298
- 49465
- 56081
- 76229
- 82076
- 85857
- 106851
- 123747
- 134935
- 138113
- 138563
- 153216
- 155845
Tsutomu Seki is the director of the Geisei Observatory in Geisei, Kōchi, Japan.
It has discovered the following asteroids:
Jurassien-Vicques Observatory
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
- 42113 Jura
- 42191 Thurmann
- 46095 Frederickoby
- 57658 Nilrem
- 68718 Safi
- 77755 Delemont
- 84902 Porrentruy
- 88906 Moutier
- 95771 Lachat
- 99824 Polnareff
- 113415 Rauracia
- 115950 Kocherpeter
- 117736 Sherrod
- 125076 Michelmayor
- 126160 Fabienkuntz
- 126748 Mariegerbet
- 128629
- 129078 Animoo
- 129137 Hippolochos
- 143577
- 143622 Robertbloch
- 145456
- 145559
- 145565
- 152190
- 155018
- 162937 Prêtre
- 163380
Kingsnake Observatory
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
- 37390
- 52004
- 64838
- 68570
- 72945
- 83972
- 84618
- 84650
- 84717
- 84722
- 84830
- 90434
- 94771
- 99373
- 114094 Irvpatterson
- 114096 Haroldbier
- 114097
- 114153
- 115431
- 115490
- 115491
- 116143
- 125524
- 126444 Wylie
- 126445 Prestonreeves
- 127929
- 128266
- 131701
- 133558
- 135515
- 141397
- 141398
- 149924
- 151197
- 156372
- 156703
- 157072
- 159167
- 160956
- 163958
- 164185
- 402070
- 405304
- 405305
- 416546
- 430523
- 443992
- 506466
- 524818
- 612324
- 641094
Kitami Observatory has discovered the following asteroids:
Lime Creek Observatory
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Private observatory of Robert Linderholm (1933–2013); it discovered the following asteroids:
- 10195 Nebraska
- 10392 Brace
- 11726 Edgerton
- 14969 Willacather
- 16750 Marisandoz
- 19294 Weymouth
- 20328
- 23763
- 24918 Tedkooser
- 27909
- 28005
- 29518
- 31054
- 33051
- 46670
- 48702
- 49109 Agnesraab
- 52688
- 53008
- 66846 Franklederer
- 70721
- 75057
- 91598
- 129539
Mount Nyukasa Station
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
Nanyo Civil Astronomical Observatory was established in 1986 by the Nanyo Astronomical Lovers Club, located in Nan'yō, Yamagata, Japan. This astronomy society was founded in 1983.[5]
It has discovered the following asteroids:
Oaxaca Observatory has discovered the following asteroids:
Osservatorio Astronomico di Monte Agliale
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
Osservatorio Astronomico di Pianoro
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano
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The Sormano Astronomical Observatory in northern Italy has discovered the asteroid 344581 Albisetti. Previously accredited discoveries have now been reassigned to the various amateur astronomers using the observatory. These include Valter Giuliani, Piero Sicoli, Pierangelo Ghezzi, Francesco Manca, Paolo Chiavenna, Graziano Ventre and Augusto Testa.
Marco Cavagna, was also an observer and discoverer of minor planets at Sormano until his death in 2005. The observatory's 0.5-meter telescope was named in his honor.
Osservatorio Colleverde di Guidonia
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
It has discovered the following asteroids:
- 10194
- 10895 Aynrand
- 14075 Kenwill
- 14093
- 14529
- 14531
- 14983
- 17638 Sualan
- 17642
- 18502
- 27950
- 29454
- 31125
- 32962
- 32963
- 32966
- 35279
- 35283 Bradtimerson
- 44004
- 52594
- 52598
- 52607
- 65866
- 69549
- 85482
- 100459
- 101506
- 120714
- 160529
- 192416
- 221983
- 267036
Rozhen National Astronomical Observatory
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The Rozhen Observatory has discovered the following asteroids:
Sendai Astronomical Observatory
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
Sunflower Observatory
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
Tenagra II Observatory
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
- 48047 Houghten
- 51430 Ireneclaire
- 65213
- 72993
- 77971
- 107379
- 107396
- 107397
- 107398
- 107559
- 107560
- 108324
- 113967
- 113974
- 115775
- 116192
- 116651
- 126950
- 128026
- 131186 Pauluckas
- 131187
- 131193
- 131221
- 132280
- 149307
- 149968 Trondal
- 151875
- 151885
- 155142 Tenagra
- 157456 Pivatte
- 157747 Mandryka
- 159717
- 159853
- 161299
- 163226
- 163630
- 163731
- 163733
- 400726
- 403549
- 409134
- 411200
- 416477
- 430688
- 436343
- 436352
- 438955
- 519108
- 541292
- 549382
- 591324
- 612755
- 614654
- 648853
- 668634
Tzec Maun Observatory (Mayhill)
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
Uenohara Observatory
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
- 4381 Uenohara
- 4749 Ledzeppelin
- (5336) 1991 JE1
- (5525) 1991 TS4
- (5752) 1992 CJ
- (5874) 1989 XB
- (5882) 1992 WW5
- (6409) 1992 VC
- 7427
- 7471
- 7836
- 7877
- 7878
- 8093
- 8854
- (9989) 1997 SG16
- 11543
- 11894
- 11920
- 12330
- 12331
- 12332
- 12361
- 13135
- 13568
- 13799
- 14043
- 14430
- 14642
- 14978
- 15479
- 15480
- 16805
- 16808
- 16890
- 17495
- 24957
- 25277
- 25285
- 25473
- 25753
- 26975
- 28268
- 29726
- 32857
- 44932
- 44955
- 46732
- 47079
- 47339
- 48839
- 52659
- 53091
- 53148
- 53548
- 56101
- 59214
- 60407
- 63164
- 66191
- 66209
- 69840
- 70778
- 71003
- 74344
- 74404
- 74442
- 79352
- 80700
- 85858
- 100513
- 101459
- 118250
- 118289
- 121664
- 129725
- 134654
- 134748
- 136829
- 137919
- 145837
- 145844
- 146008
- 168445
- 168472
- 186099
- 192433
- 202941
- 257753
It has discovered the following asteroids:
Yatsugatake-Kobuchizawa
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It has discovered the following asteroids:
At Yorii Observatory, Japanese amateur astronomers Masaru Arai and Hiroshi Mori have discovered 45 minor planets (credited by the MPC as per 2016):Scr
Tom Stafford discovered a number of asteroids since 1997, including 12061 Alena, 12533 Edmond, 13436 Enid, 13688 Oklahoma, at Zeno Observatory (observatory code 727) in Edmond, Oklahoma.
It has discovered the following asteroids: