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Yuba City Astronomical Observatory

Coordinates: 39°06′52.74″N 121°38′02.85″W / 39.1146500°N 121.6341250°W / 39.1146500; -121.6341250
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Yuba City Astronomical Observatory
LocationSouth Yuba City, Yuba City, California, United States
Coordinates39°06′52.74″N 121°38′02.85″W / 39.1146500°N 121.6341250°W / 39.1146500; -121.6341250
EstablishedSeptember 22, 2010
Websitewww.ycao.org
Telescopes
CPC 110011" Schmidt Cassegrain
Yuba City Astronomical Observatory is located in the United States
Yuba City Astronomical Observatory
Location of Yuba City Astronomical Observatory

Yuba City Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned by the Doscher Family Trust and operated primarily by trustee Richard J. Doscher of Yuba City, California. It is located South of Yuba City, which is adjacent to the Sutter Buttes Mountain Range.

The observatory has one 9 foot dome and permanent pier housing an 11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. It was established on September 22, 2010. Primary work consists of planetary, deep sky, NEO studies, astrometry, photometry and astrophotography. IAU/MPC assignment number pending.

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