Brorfelde Observatory
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| Minor planet Minor planet An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid... s discovered: more than 100 |
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| 3033 Holbaek 3033 Holbaek 3033 Holbaek is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 5, 1984 by Karl Augustesen at Brorfelde Observatory.- External links :*... |
March 5, 1984 |
| 3309 Brorfelde 3309 Brorfelde 3309 Brorfelde is an inner main belt asteroid. It is a member of the Hungaria family. It was discovered on 28 January 1982 by K. S. Jensen, at Brorfelde Observatory in Denmark, for which it was named.Brorfelde measures approximately 6km in diameter.... |
January 28, 1982 |
| 3312 Pedersen 3312 Pedersen 3312 Pedersen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1984 by K. Augustesen at Brorfelde.- External links :*... |
September 24, 1984 |
| 3369 Freuchen 3369 Freuchen 3369 Freuchen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 18, 1985 by Poul Jensen and Karl Augustesen at Brorfelde Observatory, Holbæk, Denmark.- External links :*... |
October 18, 1985 |
| 5165 Videnom 5165 Videnom 5165 Videnom is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1349.8716103 days . The asteroid was discovered on February 11, 1985 at Brorfelde Observatory, Denmark.... |
February 11, 1985 |
| 5427 Jensmartin 5427 Jensmartin 5427 Jensmartin is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on May 13, 1986 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde. The asteroid is named after the late Jens Martin Knudsen, famous Danish astrophysicist and Mars researcher, who has been pivotal in utilizing Mössbauer spectroscopy to study the magnetic properties... |
May 13, 1986 |
| (7743) 1986 JA | May 2, 1986 |
| 8261 Ceciliejulie 8261 Ceciliejulie - External links :*... |
September 11, 1985 |
| 9555 Frejakocha 9555 Frejakocha 9555 Frejakocha is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered at the Brorfelde Observatory near Holbæk, Denmark, on April 2, 1986. It is named after Freja Koch Augustesen, a granddaughter of one of the discoverers.... |
April 2, 1986 |
| March 27, 1985 | |
| (22282) 1985 RA | September 11, 1985 |
| (24642) 1984 SA | September 22, 1984 |
Brorfelde Observatory (Brorfelde Observatoriet) is an astronomical
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
observatory
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
(IAU code 054) home to the Brorfelde Schmidt Telescope. It was run as a branch of the Copenhagen University Observatory
Copenhagen University Observatory
Københavns Universitet Astronomisk Observatorium on Østervold is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Copenhagen University . It is located in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has been in operation since 1861. It has IAU code 035.*Alt 10 m asl-External links:**...
until 1996. It still has telescopes that are used by University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
students, but the staff that manned them moved to the Rockefeller Complex in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. It is located near Holbæk
Holbæk
Holbæk is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 27,055 . The city is located in the northeastern part of Region Sjælland, Denmark....
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
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People related to the observatory
- Bengt StrömgrenBengt StrömgrenBengt Georg Daniel Strömgren was a Danish astronomer and astrophysicist.Bengt Strömgren was born in Gothenburg. His parents were Hedvig Strömgren and Svante Elis Strömgren, who was professor of astronomy at the University of Copenhagen and director of the University Observatory in Copenhagen...
, Danish astronomer instrumental in founding it. - Poul JensenPoul Jensen (astronomer)Poul Jensen is a Danish astronomer.While working at Brorfelde Observatory he discovered numerous asteroids. Between 1967–69 he assisted in positional observations with the observatory's 7" transit circle. He is also a co-discoverer of theComet Jensen-Shoemaker . As of 2004 he isstill...
, Asteroid discoverer - Karl AugustesenKarl AugustesenKarl A. Augustesen is a Danish astronomer.Working at Brorfelde Observatory, he has discovered a number of asteroids.The asteroid 5171 Augustesen was named in his honor.-References:...
, Asteroid discoverer