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Information about MPC station 220 (Vainu Bappu Observatory, Kavalur).

Core informations from the MPC code files:

Code 220
Longitude 78.8263 (78:49:34 East)
cos(Latitude) 0.97627
sin(Latitude) +0.21634
Geocentric Latitude 12.49475 (12:29:41)
Geographic Latitude 12.57628 (12:34:34)
Altitude 766 m (Note: The uncertainty maybe several meters at moment due to wrong values by the observer).
Radius 6377,144 km
Station Name Vainu Bappu Observatory, Kavalur
First observation 1987-02-19
Last observation 1999-03-17 (based on MPCAT)
Interval betwen first and last observation 4410
Number of observations 377
Number of different observed objects 121
Number of used nights 85
MPEC watch https://sbnmpc.astro.umd.edu/mpecwatch/byStation/station_220.html
Small Body Explorer https://sbx.dirac.dev/station/220
NEODyS-2 https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=2.1.2&o=220&ab=0
Google Search https://google.com/search?q=220+"Vainu Bappu Observatory - Kavalur"
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.