Badlands Observatory

Badlands Observatory

Named after	Badlands National Park
Organization	Black Hills Astronomical Society
Observatory code	918
Location	Quinn, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates	43°59′27″N 102°7′50″W
Website	[1]
Telescopes
unnamed 26-inch reflector
Location of Badlands Observatory

Minor planets discovered: 8 

see § List of discovered minor planets

The Badlands Observatory (IAU code 918) is an astronomical observatory named after the Badlands National Park, located in Quinn, South Dakota, near the city of Wall, United States. The observatory is run with support from the Black Hills Astronomical Society and was founded by American astronomer Ron Dyvig from the Kitt Peak Observatory in 2000.

As of November 2016, a total of 25 numbered minor planets were discovered at the observatory. The Minor Planet Center credits these discoveries to Ron Dyvig and to the observatory, respectively. As an anomaly, the main-belt asteroid (315495) 2008 AQ₃ discovered at Badlands Observatory in 2008, is credited to Italian amateur astronomer Fabrizio Tozzi. Asteroid 26715 South Dakota, discovered by Ron Dyvig in 2001, is named after the U.S. state South Dakota, where the Badland observatory is located.

List of discovered minor planets

The Minor Planet Center credits the discovery of the following minor planets directly to the Badlands Observatory:

(82361) 2001 MV6	23 June 2001	list
(134973) 2001 FA	16 March 2001	list
(160882) 2001 PC29	15 August 2001	list
(208349) 2001 RX10	11 September 2001	list

(220245) 2002 XR45	10 December 2002	list
(222433) 2001 QB	16 August 2001	list
(241780) 2001 OK	17 July 2001	list
(252591) 2001 XO1	9 December 2001	list

See also

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

External links

• Badlands Observatory Clear sky clock Weather forecasts of observing conditions.