Back مرصد القرم للفيزياء الفلكية Arabic مرصد القرم للفيزياء الفلكيه ARZ Кримска астрофизическа обсерватория Bulgarian Observatori Astrofísic de Crimea Catalan Qırım astrofizik observatoriyası CRH Krymská astrofyzikální observatoř Czech Крымри астрофизика обсерваторийĕ CV Krim-Observatorium German Krimea astrofizika observatorio Esperanto Observatorio Astrofísico de Crimea Spanish
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| Alternative names | Krymskai︠a︡ astrofizicheskai︠a︡ observatorii︠a︡ | ||||||||||||
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| Observatory code | 095  | ||||||||||||
| Location | near Nauchnyi, Crimea | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°43′36″N 34°0′57.1″E / 44.72667°N 34.015861°E | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1945 | ||||||||||||
| Website | crao | ||||||||||||
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| see § List of discovered minor planets |
The Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO, obs. code: 095) is located at Nauchnij research campus, near the Central Crimean city of Bakhchysarai, on the Crimean peninsula. CrAO is often called simply by its location and campus name, Crimea–Nauchnij, still ranks among the worldwide most prolific discovery sites for minor planets.[2]
CrAO has also been publishing the Bulletin of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1947, in English since 1977. The observatory facilities (IAU code 095) are located on territory of settlement of Nauchnyi since the mid-1950s; before that, they were further south, near Simeiz. The latter facilities still see some use, and are referred to as the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory–Simeiz (IAU code 094).