Crimean Astrophysical Observatory

Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
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Alternative names	Krymskai︠a︡ astrofizicheskai︠a︡ observatorii︠a︡
Observatory code	095
Location	near Nauchnyi, Crimea
Coordinates	44°43′36″N 34°0′57.1″E / 44.72667°N 34.015861°E
Established	1945
Website	crao.ru/ru/
Telescopes
TST-1
TST-1	Solar telescope
TST-2	Solar telescope
Shain telescope	2.6-metre telescope
AZT-11	reflector
1.22-m	Babelsberg telescope
AZT-8	reflector
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Minor planets discovered: 14 ^[1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

The Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO, obs. code: 095) is located at Nauchnij research campus, near the Central Crimean city of Bakhchysarai, on the Crimean peninsula. CrAO is often called simply by its location and campus name, Crimea–Nauchnij, still ranks among the worldwide most prolific discovery sites for minor planets.^[2]

CrAO has also been publishing the Bulletin of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1947, in English since 1977. The observatory facilities (IAU code 095) are located on territory of settlement of Nauchnyi since the mid-1950s; before that, they were further south, near Simeiz. The latter facilities still see some use, and are referred to as the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory–Simeiz (IAU code 094).

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