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Information about MPC station 074 (Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein).

Core informations from the MPC code files:

Code 074
Longitude 26.4058 (26:24:20 East)
cos(Latitude) 0.87518
sin(Latitude) -0.48263
Geocentric Latitude -28.87514 (331:07:29)
Geographic Latitude -29.03817 (330:57:42)
Altitude 1428 m (Note: The uncertainty maybe several meters at moment due to wrong values by the observer).
Radius 6373,182 km
Station Name Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein
First observation 1941-01-23
Last observation 1972-11-19 (based on MPCAT)
Interval betwen first and last observation 11624
Number of observations 320
Number of different observed objects 115
Number of used nights 89
MPEC objects https://mpec.jostjahn.de/074-stat.html
MPEC watch https://sbnmpc.astro.umd.edu/mpecwatch/byStation/station_074.html
Small Body Explorer https://sbx.dirac.dev/station/074
NEODyS-2 https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=2.1.2&o=074&ab=0
Google Search https://google.com/search?q=074+"Boyden Observatory - Bloemfontein"
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.