 Seeberg Observatory | |
| Alternative names | Gotha Observatory |
|---|---|
| Observatory code | 279  |
| Location | Gotha, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°56′0″N 10°45′0″E / 50.93333°N 10.75000°E |
| Established | After 1787 |
| Closed | 1934 |
  Location of Gotha Observatory | |
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Gotha Observatory (Seeberg Observatory, Sternwarte Gotha or Seeberg-Sternwarte) was a German astronomical observatory located on Seeberg hill near Gotha, Thuringia, Germany.[1] Initially the observatory was dedicated to astrometry, geodetic and meteorological observation and tracking the time.
The minor planet 1346 Gotha was named after the city of Gotha in recognition of the observatory.[2]
- ^ Howse, D. (November 1986). "The Greenwich List of Observatories - a World List of Astronomical Observatories Instruments and Clocks - 1670-1850". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 17 (51): i-89. Bibcode:1986JHA....17A...1H. doi:10.1177/002182868601700401. S2CID 118045782. – see page A29.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (5th ed.). Springer. p. 109. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.