Junk Bond Observatory
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The Junk Bond Observatory is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert.
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- Longitude: 110 degrees, 12.24 minutes West
- Latitude: 31 degrees, 28.51 minutes North
- Elevation: 4425 feet (1349 meters)
Established in 1996, observer David Healy used a Celestron 14 SCT and a Meade16-inch LX 200 telescopes in a roll-off shelter.
Asteroid searches began in 1998 using a local computer network and search software. The first asteroid discovery, named (38203) Sanner after Glen Sanner, was made in June 1999. Of JBO's 200-plus asteroid discoveries, 68 were made in 1999-2001. Since December 2004, using a 32-inch scope, 86 designations have been made. Twelve of the discoveries have been assigned permanent numbers by the Minor Planet center and eleven have been named.
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