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| Named after | Simeiz  |
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| Observatory code | 094 |
| Location | Yalta Municipality, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 44°25′05″N 33°59′51″E / 44.418038888889°N 33.9974°E |
| Altitude | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Established | 1908 |
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Simeiz Observatory (also spelled Simeis or Simeïs) was an astronomy research observatory until the mid-1950s. It is located on Mount Koshka, Crimea, by the town of Simeiz.
Part of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, it is currently used for laser based studies of the orbits of satellites.
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) credits Simeiz Observatory as the location where a total of 150 minor planets were discovered by astronomers Grigory Neujmin, Sergey Belyavsky, Vladimir Albitsky, Grigory Shajn, Nikolaj Ivanov, Pelageya Shajn, Praskov'ja Parchomenko, Alexander Deutsch and Evgenij Skvorcov.
As of 2017, the discovery of the minor planet (369010) 2007 OK2 is directly credited to Simeiz Observatory by the MPC.[1]