Ametlla de Mar Observatory

Ametlla de Mar Observatory is an astronomical observatory situated in L'Ametlla de Mar in the autonomous Catalonia region of Spain.^[1] It has received the IAU observatory code 946 and is operated by Catalan astronomer Jaume Nomen. The observatory participates in the "Unicorn Project" and in the Minor Planet Astrometry group (Grup d'Estudis Astronòmics, GEA).^[1]

Ametlla de Mar Observatory

Observatory code	946
Location	L'Ametlla de Mar, Spain
Coordinates	40°55′44″N 0°47′29″E
Altitude	110 m (360 ft)
Established	1999
Website	astrogea.org/jnomen/
Location of Ametlla de Mar Observatory

The Minor Planet Center credits the Ametlla de Mar Observatory with the discovery of 12 numbered minor planets between 2001 and 2002. As of 2016, all numbered bodies remain unnamed and still display their provisional designation.^[2]

Minor planets discovered: 12 ^[2]

see § List of discovered minor planets

List of discovered minor planets

(46248) 2001 HM22	25 April 2001	list
(52067) 2002 QE36	29 August 2002	list
(58051) 2002 YY2	28 December 2002	list
(78426) 2002 QY44	30 August 2002	list
(78559) 2002 RG154	14 September 2002	list
(84557) 2002 VC	1 November 2002	list

(94892) 2001 YE5	25 December 2001	list
(99205) 2001 HL22	25 April 2001	list
(133034) 2002 YZ2	28 December 2002	list
(142378) 2002 SJ1	27 September 2002	list
(143217) 2002 YA3	28 December 2002	list
(151519) 2002 QG36	30 August 2002	list

See also

• List of asteroid-discovering observatories
• List of minor planet discoverers § Discovering dedicated institutions
• List of observatory codes

References

1. "Ametlla de Mar Observatory > Scientific Programms". Ametlla de Mar Observatory. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
2. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.