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Information about MPC station 051 (Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope).

Core informations from the MPC code files:

Code 051
Longitude 18.4766 (18:28:35 East)
cos(Latitude) 0.83055
sin(Latitude) -0.55508
Geocentric Latitude -33.75592 (326:14:38)
Geographic Latitude -33.93394 (326:03:57)
Altitude 22 m (Note: The uncertainty maybe several meters at moment due to wrong values by the observer).
Radius 6371,573 km
Station Name Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
First observation 1836-02-17
Last observation 1987-10-31 (based on MPCAT)
Interval betwen first and last observation 55409
Number of observations 1080
Number of different observed objects 48
Number of used nights 723
MPEC watch https://sbnmpc.astro.umd.edu/mpecwatch/byStation/station_051.html
Small Body Explorer https://sbx.dirac.dev/station/051
NEODyS-2 https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=2.1.2&o=051&ab=0
Google Search https://google.com/search?q=051+"Royal Observatory - Cape of Good Hope"
Location Geohack OpenStreet Map Satellite chart

This research has made use of data and/or services provided by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center.

Made with obs-stat at 06-04-2026 07:58:54. (C) Jost Jahn, Amrum, Germany, codes@jostjahn.de.