List of observatory codes

This is a list of observatory codes (IAU codes or MPC codes) published by the Minor Planet Center. For a detailed description, see observations of small Solar System bodies.

List MapObservatories, programs, surveys, and dedicated telescopesCTRYRegionMPC description000Royal Observatory, GreenwichENGGreenwich001Isaac Roberts' ObservatoryENGCrowborough002Rayleigh Observatory, Chelmsford borough, EssexENGRayleigh003Montpellier Observatory (Observatoire de la Babote; Montpellier Babote Observatory)OccMontpellier004Toulouse ObservatoryOccToulouse005Paris Observatory (Observatoire de Paris; Observatoire de Paris-Meudon)IDFMeudon006Fabra Observatory (Observatori Fabra)CTFabra Observatory, Barcelona007Paris Observatory (Observatoire de Paris; Observatoire de Paris-Meudon)IDFParis008Algiers Observatory (Centre de Recherche en Astronomie Astrophysique et Géophysique)-Algiers-Bouzareah009Uecht Observatory (Sternwarte Uecht, Solar Observatory at Uecht)SWGBern-Uecht010CERGA Observatory (Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie) PACACaussols011Wetzikon Observatory (Sternwarte Wetzikon)SWGWetzikon012Royal Observatory of Belgium (Uccle Observatory; Observatoire Royal de Belgique; Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België)BCRUccle013Leiden Observatory (Sterrewacht Leiden)Zuid HollandLeiden014Marseille ObservatoryPACAMarseille015Sonnenborgh ObservatoryUtrechtUtrecht016Besançon Astronomical Observatory (Observatoire de Besançon)BFCBesançon017Hoher List Observatory (Observatorium Hoher List)RPHoher List018Düsseldorf-Bilk Observatory (Sternwarte Bilk)NRWDüsseldorf-Bilk019Neuchâtel ObservatorySWFNeuchatel020Nice Observatory (Observatoire de Nice); observer: Matthieu Conjat PACANice021Karlsruhe Observatory (Sternwarte Karlsruhe)BWKarlsruhe022Observatory of Turin (Pino Torinese; Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino)PPino Torinese023Wiesbaden Observatory (Sternwarte Wiesbaden)HEWiesbaden024Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory (Heidelberg Observatory; Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl)BWHeidelberg-Konigstuhl025Stuttgart ObservatoryBWStuttgart026Zimmerwald Observatory (Observatorium Zimmerwald)SWGBern-Zimmerwald027Brera Astronomical Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera)LoMilan028Würzburg Observatory (Sternwarte der Universität Würzburg)FBWürzburg029Hamburg Observatory (Bergedorf Observatory; Hamburger Sternwarte)HHamburg-Bergedorf030Arcetri Observatory (Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)TuArcetri Observatory, Florence031Sonneberg ObservatoryTHSonneberg032Jena Observatory (Astrophysikalisches Institut und Universitäts-Sternwarte Jena)THJena033Karl Schwarzschild Observatory (Karl-Schwarzschild-Observatorium)THKarl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg034Monte Mario Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma Sede di Monte Mario)LaMonte Mario Observatory, Rome035Østervold Observatory (Copenhagen University Observatory; Københavns Universitet Astronomisk Observatorium)-Copenhagen036Vatican Observatory (Specola Vaticana)-Castel Gandolfo037Collurania-Teramo Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico di Collurania-Teramo)AbCollurania Observatory, Teramo038Astronomical Observatory of Trieste (Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste)FTrieste039Lund Observatory (Lunds Universitet Institutionen för astronomi)SkåneLund040Lohrmann ObservatorySNDresden University of Technology041Innsbruck ObservatoryTyInnsbruck042Einstein TowerBBPotsdam043Asiago Astrophysical Observatory (Osservatorio Astrofisico di Asiago)VAsiago Astrophysical Observatory, Padua044Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte (Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte)CamCapodimonte Observatory, Naples045Vienna Observatory (since 1879) (Universitäts-Sternwarte Wien)ViVienna (since 1879)046Kleť Observatory, České Budějovice (Hvězdárna Kleť)JCKleť Observatory, České Budějovice047Poznań Observatory (Obserwatorium Astronomiczne Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu)WVPoznań048Hradec Králové Observatory (Hvězdárna Hradec Králové)Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové049Kvistaberg ObservatoryUpUppsala-Kvistaberg050Stockholm Observatory (before 1931) (Stockholms observatorium)SöStockholm (before 1931)051Royal Observatory, Cape of Good HopeWCCape052Stockholm Observatory (since 1931) (Saltsjöbaden Observatory)SöStockholm-Saltsjobaden053Konkoly Observatory (Konkoly Obszervatórium)BudapestKonkoly Observatory, Budapest (since 1934)054Brorfelde Observatory (Brorfelde Observatoriet)-Brorfelde055Kraków ObservatoryLPVCracow056Skalnaté pleso Observatory (Observatórium Skalnaté pleso)PrešovSkalnate Pleso057Belgrade Observatory-Belgrade058Königsberg Observatory (before 1944)KaliningradKaliningrad059Lomnický štít Observatory (Observatórium Lomnický štít)PrešovLomnicky Stit060Warsaw University ObservatoryMVWarsaw-Ostrowik061Uzhhorod ObservatoryZakarpattiaUzhhorod062Iso-Heikkilä Observatory (Turku Observatory; Turun observatorio)SWTurku063Tuorla Observatory (Turku-Tuorla; Tuorlan observatorio)SWTurku-Tuorla064Kevola Observatory (Turku-Kevola; Kevolan tähtitorni)SWTurku-Kevola065Traunstein ObservatoryFBTraunstein066National Observatory of Athens-Athens067Astronomical Observatory of Lviv UniversityLvivLviv University Observatory068Lviv Polytechnic InstituteLvivLviv Polytechnic Institute069Baldone, near Riga-Baldone070Vilnius Observatory (before 1939)VilniusVilnius (before 1939)071Rozhen Observatory or Bulgarian National Astronomical Observatory-NAO Rozhen, Smolyan072Scheuren ObservatoryNRWScheuren Observatory073Bucharest Astronomical Observatory-Bucharest074Boyden ObservatoryFree StateBoyden Observatory, Bloemfontein075University of Tartu Old Observatory active until 1964 (formerly Dorpat Observatory until 1919; not to be confused with modern Tartu Observatory, see L75)TartuTartu076Johannesburg-Hartbeespoort Observatory (Union Observatory Annex), HartbeespoortNorth WestJohannesburg-Hartbeespoort077Yale-Columbia Southern Station (1925–1951)GautengYale-Columbia Station, Johannesburg078Union Observatory (Johannesburg Observatory; Republic Observatory; Transvaal Observatory)GautengJohannesburg079Radcliffe ObservatoryGautengRadcliffe Observatory, Pretoria080Istanbul Observatory-Istanbul081Leiden Southern Station, Hartbeespoort (Leiden Station, Johannesburg)North WestLeiden Station, Johannesburg082St. Pölten ObservatoryLASt. Polten083KyivHolosiivskyi District, Kyiv084Pulkovo ObservatorySaint PetersburgPulkovo085Kyiv ObservatoryKyivKyiv086Odesa Observatory-Odesa087Helwan Observatory-Helwan088Kottomia Observatory-Kottomia089Mykolaiv ObservatoryMykolaivMykolaiv090Mainz ObservatoryRPMainz091Nurol Observatory (Observatoire de Nurol)ARAObservatoire de Nurol, Aurec sur Loire092Toruń Centre for Astronomy (Piwnice Astronomical Observatory; Piwnice Obserwatorium Astronomiczne)KPVTorun-Piwnice093Skibotn Observatory-Skibotn094Simeiz Observatory-Crimea-Simeis095 -Crimea-Nauchnij096Merate ObservatoryLoMerate097Wise Observatory-Wise Observatory, Mitzpeh Ramon098Cima Ekar Observing Station (Stazione osservativa di Asiago Cima Ekar; also see #043 and #209)VAsiago Observatory, Cima Ekar099Lahti Ursa Observatory (Lahden Ursan tähtitorni)Päijät-HämeLahti100Ähtäri ObservatorySouth OstrobothniaAhtari101Kharkiv Observatory (Astronomical Observatory of Kharkiv National University, ХАО)KharkivKharkiv102Zvenigorod ObservatoryMoscowZvenigorod103Ljubljana ObservatoryLjubljanaLjubljana104Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory (San Marcello Pistoiese; Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiese; Osservatorio di Pian dei Termini, Pian dei Termini Observatory)TuSan Marcello Pistoiese105Moscow ObservatoryMoscowMoscow106Črni Vrh Observatory (Observatorij Črni Vrh)PrimorskaCrni Vrh107Cavezzo Observatory, (Osservatorio Astronomico "Geminiamo Montanari")ERCavezzo108Montelupo ObservatoryTuMontelupo109Kouba Observatory-Algiers-Kouba110Rostov ObservatoryYaroslavlRostov111Piazzano ObservatoryTuPiazzano Observatory, Florence112Pleiade ObservatoryVPleiade Observatory, Verona113Drebach Observatory (Volkssternwarte Drebach), SchönbrunnSNVolkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn114Zelenchukskaya Station of the Engelhardt Observatory (see #136), Kazan University ObservatoryKarachay-CherkessiaEngelhardt Observatory, Zelenchukskaya Station115Special Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) (also see #114)Karachay-CherkessiaZelenchukskaya116Giesing Observatory, München-GiesingFBGiesing117Sendling Observatory, MunichFBSendling118Modra Observatory (Astronomické observatórium Modra; Astronomical and Geophysical Observatory, Modra)BratislavaAstronomical and Geophysical Observatory, Modra119Abastuman Observatory-Abastuman120Višnjan Observatory (Zvjezdarnica Višnjan)-Visnjan121Chuhuiv Observational StationKharkivChuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast122Pises Observatory (Observatoire des Pises)OccPises Observatory123Byurakan Observatory-Byurakan124Castres Observatory (Observatoire de Castres)OccCastres125Tbilisi Observatory-Tbilisi126Monte Viseggi Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico di Monte Viseggi), obs.: Giulio ScarfìLiMonte Viseggi127Bornheim ObservatoryNRWBornheim128Saratov Observatory of the Saratov State UniversitySaratovSaratov129Ordubad Observatory-Ordubad130Lumezzane Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico Serafino Zani)LoLumezzane131Observatoire de l'ArdècheARAObservatoire de l'Ardeche132Bédoin Observatory (Observatoire de Bédoin); observer: Pierre AntoniniPACABedoin133Les Tardieux Observatory; observer: Michel BœufPACALes Tardieux134Großschwabhausen University ObservatoryTHGroszschwabhausen135Kasan ObservatoryTatarstanKasan136Engelhardt Observatory of the Kazan University ObservatoryTatarstanEngelhardt Observatory, Kasan137Givatayim Observatory-Givatayim Observatory138Village-Neuf ObservatoryGEVillage-Neuf139Antibes Observatory; observer: Laurent BrunettoPACAAntibes140Augerolles ObservatoryARAAugerolles141Hottviller Observatory (Observatoire de Hottviller)GEHottviller142Sinsen ObservatoryNRWSinsen143Gnosca Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico di Gnosca; observer: Stefano Sposetti)SWIGnosca144Bray et Lu ObservatoryIDFBray et Lu145's-Gravenwezel ObservatoryVLG's-Gravenwezel146Frignano Observatory-Frignano147Suno Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno; Osservatorio Astronomico Galileo Galilei) POsservatorio Astronomico di Suno148Guitalens Observatory (Observatoire de Guitalens; observer: Alain Klotz)OccGuitalens149Beine-Nauroy ObservatoryGEBeine-Nauroy150Maisons Laffitte ObservatoryIDFMaisons Laffitte151Eschenberg Observatory (Sternwarte Eschenberg)SWGEschenberg Observatory, Winterthur152Moletai Astronomical Observatory (MAO)-Moletai Astronomical Observatory153Stuttgart-Hoffeld ObservatoryBWStuttgart-Hoffeld154Cortina Observatory (Associazione Astronomica Cortina; Osservatorio Astronomico del Col Drusciè "Helmut Ullrich"), Cortina d'AmpezzoVCortina155Ole Rømer Observatory-Ole Romer Observatory, Aarhus156Catania Astrophysical ObservatorySiCatania Astrophysical Observatory157Frasso Sabino Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico Virginio Cesarini – Frasso Sabino) LaFrasso Sabino158Promiod Observatory (Osservatorio Dalai Lama di Promiod)AoPromiod159Monte Agliale Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico di Monte Agliale)TuMonte Agliale160Castelmartini Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico di Castelmartini, owner: E. Prosperi)TuCastelmartini161Cerrina Tololo ObservatoryPCerrina Tololo Observatory162Potenza ObservatoryBPotenza163Roeser Observatory-Roeser Observatory, Luxembourg164St. Michel sur Meurthe ObservatoryGESt. Michel sur Meurthe165Piera Observatory (Observatori Astronomic de Piera)CTPiera Observatory, Barcelona166Úpice Observatory (Hvězdárna v Úpici)Hradec KrálovéÚpice167Bülach Observatory (Sternwarte Bülach)SWGBulach Observatory168Kourovskaya ObservatorySverdlovskKourovskaya169Airali ObservatoryPAirali Observatory170Begues Observatory (Observatorio de Begues)CTObservatorio de Begues171Flarestar Observatory-Flarestar Observatory, San Gwann172Onnens ObservatorySWFOnnens173St Clotilde Observatory (Observatoire Sainte-Clotilde)RéunionSt. Clotilde, Reunion174Nyrölä Observatory (Nyrölän observatorio), JyväskyläCFNyrola Obser