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Observatorio de La Cañada

Ávila, Spain · built 2002

La Cañada Observatory (Observatorio La Cañada), is an astronomical observatory in Ávila, Spain privately owned by Juan Lacruz, the main activity is to monitor near-Earth objects other asteroids and comets. The observatory joined the International Astronomical Union sending the first astrometric observations in the summer of 2002. The Minor Planet Center assigned the observatory code J87: La Cañada. Instrumental : Telescope 0.41m F10 Ritchey-Chrétien + CCD

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