Nyrölä Observatory
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| Organization | Jyväskylän Sirius ry | ||||
| Code | 174 | ||||
| Location | Nyrölä, Jyväskylä, Finland | ||||
| Coordinates | 62°20′32″N 25°30′47″E / 62.34222°N 25.51306°ECoordinates: 62°20′32″N 25°30′47″E / 62.34222°N 25.51306°E | ||||
| Altitude | 200 metres (660 ft) | ||||
| Website | http://www.ursa.fi/sirius/nytt/nytt_info.html | ||||
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Nyrölä Observatory (Finnish: Nyrölän observatorio) is an amateur astronomical observatory in Finland. It is owned and operated by the astronomical association Jyväskylän Sirius ry, and located in the countryside village of Nyrölä near Jyväskylä.
Discoveries: asteroid 22978 Nyrölä that was the first asteroid discovered by Finnish amateur astronomers, Harri Hyvönen, Marko Moilanen and Arto Oksanen.
See also
- Hankasalmi Observatory
- Rihlaperä observatory