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Information about MPC station 079 (Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria).

Core informations from the MPC code files:

Code 079
Longitude 28.2288 (28:13:43 East)
cos(Latitude) 0.90120
sin(Latitude) -0.43251
Geocentric Latitude -25.63759 (334:21:44)
Geographic Latitude -25.78803 (334:12:43)
Altitude 1580 m (Note: The uncertainty maybe several meters at moment due to wrong values by the observer).
Radius 6374,161 km
Station Name Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria
First observation 1952-06-23
Last observation 1968-07-25 (based on MPCAT)
Interval betwen first and last observation 5877
Number of observations 42
Number of different observed objects 2
Number of used nights 23
MPEC watch https://sbnmpc.astro.umd.edu/mpecwatch/byStation/station_079.html
Small Body Explorer https://sbx.dirac.dev/station/079
NEODyS-2 https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=2.1.2&o=079&ab=0
Google Search https://google.com/search?q=079+"Radcliffe Observatory - Pretoria"
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.