Purple Mountain Observatory facts for kids
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Purple Mountain Observatory
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| Organization | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Code | 330 |
| Location | Nanjing, Jiangsu Province |
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Coordinates
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32°04′N 118°49′E / 32.067°N 118.817°E
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| Altitude | 267 m (876 ft) |
| Established | 1934 |
| Website http://www.pmo.ac.cn/ |
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Purple Mountain Observatory is an observatory that uses telescopes to look at the stars for new objects in space. It can be found on the Purple Mountain in Nanjing, China.
Many asteroids were found at the observatory. Asteroids found include the Trojan asteroids 2223 Sarpedon, 2260 Neoptolemus, 2363 Cebriones, 2456 Palamedes, and 3494 Purple Mountain.
Images for kids
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The 60-cm Zeiss reflector at Nanking in 1930
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Gate of the Purple Mountain Observatory
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Entrance at the Xuyi Station
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Telescope at Xuyi Station
See also
In Spanish: Observatorio de la Montaña Púrpura para niños
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