Xinglong Station (NAOC)

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Coordinates: 40°23′39″N, 117°34′30″E

Picture of the observatory buildings
Picture of the observatory buildings
Asteroids discovered: 2
(5273) 1982 DQ6 February 16, 1982
(7811) 1982 DT6 February 23, 1982

Xinglong Station is an observatory (IAU code 327) situated south of the main peak of the Yanshan mountains in China. Installed are seven telescopes: a Mark-III photoelectric astrolabe; a 60-cm reflector; a Schmidt telescope; an 85-cm reflector; a 60/90-cm; an 1.26-m infrared telescope; and a 2.16-m telescope. It is a popular tourist site.

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