Pierre Kaufmann Radio Observatory

Pierre Kauffman Radio Observatory
Alternative namesROI Edit this on Wikidata
Named afterPierre Kaufmann Edit this on Wikidata
Organization
LocationAtibaia, São Paulo, Brazil
Coordinates23°11′07″S 46°33′30″W / 23.1852°S 46.5583°W / -23.1852; -46.5583
Altitude819 m (2,687 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Established1970 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.cea.inpe.br/roi/ Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
  • Itapetinga Radio Telescope
  • Solar Patrol Equipment
  • Solar Radio Polarimeter Edit this on Wikidata
Pierre Kaufmann Radio Observatory is located in Brazil
Pierre Kaufmann Radio Observatory
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Pierre Kauffman Radio Observatory (Portuguese: Rádio Observatório Pierre Kauffman - ROPK), formerly known as the Itapetinga Radio Observatory[1] (Portuguese: Rádio Observatório de Itapetinga - ROI), is a radio observatory located in the municipality of Atibaia in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is located approximately 7.5 km (4.7 mi) south of Atibaia and 40 km (25 mi) north of São Paulo. ROI was founded in 1970 by Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM).[2] Control of the facility was passed to the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) in 1982.[2] Today it is managed jointly by INPE, UPM, University do Vale do Paraíba (Univap), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), and Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI).[3] In addition to the telescopes, the observatory has living quarters for visiting scientists. ROI is located inside a small radio quiet zone.[4] It was renamed in 2016 after Pierre Kauffman.

  1. ^ "Rádio Observatório Pierre Kaufmann é reinaugurado em Atibaia". www.mackenzie.br (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ROImain was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ROImanage was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ROIzona was invoked but never defined (see the help page).