Observatory_of_Turin

Observatory of Turin

Observatory of Turin

Observatory

The Observatory of Turin (Italian: Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino, also known as Pino Torinese; obs. code: 022) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Italy's National Institute for Astrophysics (Italian: Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, INAF). It is located on the top of a hill in the town of Pino Torinese near Turin, in the north Italian Piedmont region. The observatory was founded in 1759. At Pino Torinese, several asteroid discoveries were made by Italian astronomer Luigi Volta in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The asteroid 2694 Pino Torinese was named after the observatory's location.[1]

Quick Facts Alternative names, Location ...

Asteroids discovered at Pino Torinese

1107 Lictoria30 March 1929[A]
1115 Sabauda13 December 1928[A]
1191 Alfaterna11 February 1931[A]
1238 Predappia4 February 1932[A]
1332 Marconia9 January 1934[A]
(30768) 1983 YK29 December 1983[B][C]
Discovery made by:
A L. Volta · B G. Massone · C G. DeSanctis

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2694) Pino Torinese". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2694) Pino Torinese. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 220. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2695. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.


Stub icon

This article about an Italian building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a specific observatory, telescope or astronomical instrument is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Observatory_of_Turin, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.