Višnjan Observatory (; obs. code: 120) is an astronomical observatory located near the village of Višnjan in Croatia. It is headed by Korado Korlević, a prolific astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. In 2009, the Višnjan observatory moved to Tičan (at ) and received the obs. code L01 on 5 October 2017 ().
Description + Minor planets discovered: 108 see
Višnjan Observatory was founded in 1992, as a public observatory. It worked in the field of astrometry and search of a new asteroids. Increasing light pollution made the observations in Višnjan difficult, and they stopped in 2001. In 2009, a new building of the observatory was opened near the village of Tičan, approximately 2.5 kilometers away.
According to the statistic on observatory's website (Višnjan and Tičan) as of 2016, a total of 1420 asteroids and 2 comets have been discovered at the observatory, which uses 11 telescopes and has a staff of 78 members and volunteers.
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) directly credits the Višnjan Observatory with the discovery of 108 minor planets (see list below), while 1294 discoveries are credited to Korado Korlević. (The observatory's statistic may also include unnumbered minor planets for which the MPC does not assign a discoverer.)
The observatory is home of several summer programs for youth in astronomy, archeology, marine biology and other disciplines: Youth Science Camp, Summer School of Science and Višnjan School of Astronomy.
Željko Anderić, Korado Korlević, Damir Matković, Petar Radovan, and Vanja Brčić contributed to the revival of the observatory in Višnjan after the crisis following the breakup of Yugoslavia. Brčić is an IT specialist who runs a computer company and is involved in robotics. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of two asteroids in 1995, both discovered in collaboration with Korlević. He discovered 11604 Novigrad on October 21, 1995.
List of discovered minor planets
9429 Poreč 14 March 1996 12123 Pazin 18 July 1999 12541 Makarska 15 August 1998 12581 Rovinj 8 September 1999 11 September 1999 17 September 1999 29 September 1999 29 August 1998 25 August 1998 23 August 1998 23 August 1998 29 August 1998 24 September 1998 25 August 1998 29 August 1998 23 September 1998 14 February 1996 23 September 1998 16 May 1996 13 March 1997 17 August 1998 24 May 1996 25 April 1998 23 September 1998 23 April 1998 23 September 1998 16 October 1999 31 July 1998 17 August 1998 6 May 1998 25 August 1998 26 August 1998 10 September 1998 16 September 1998 24 September 1998 10 September 1998 21 September 1998 23 September 1998 17 August 1998 23 August 1998 23 September 1998 23 September 1998 29 August 1998 17 September 1998 25 August 1998 16 January 1996 5 April 1996 14 January 1999 16 May 1996 23 September 1998 23 February 1996 22 September 1998 29 July 1998 17 August 1998 18 September 1998 15 September 1999 15 April 1996 29 March 1998 29 March 1998 17 August 1998 25 August 1998 20 April 1998 17 August 1998 26 August 1998 29 August 1998 23 September 1998 23 September 1998 29 September 1998 17 August 1998 15 September 1998 24 April 1998 25 April 1998 17 August 1998 17 August 1998 25 August 1998 18 September 1998 17 September 1998 23 September 1998 23 September 1998 24 September 1998 18 September 1998 23 September 1998 24 September 1998 12 April 1996 23 September 1998 22 April 1998 18 September 1998 19 April 1999 10 September 1998 23 September 1998 23 September 1998 23 September 1998 30 July 1998 25 August 1998 11 November 1998 16 January 1999 17 August 1998 15 September 1998 22 September 1998 23 September 1998 10 September 1998 1 August 1998 10 September 1998 21 April 1998 30 July 1998 15 November 1998 21 September 1998 21 September 1998
See also List of asteroid-discovering observatories List of astronomical observatories
List of observatory codes
References
External links
http://www.en.sci.hr/