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Information about MPC station 251 (Arecibo).

Core informations from the MPC code files:

Code 251
Longitude 293.24692 (293:14:48 East)
cos(Latitude) 0.949577
sin(Latitude) +0.312734
Geocentric Latitude 18.22879 (18:13:43)
Geographic Latitude 18.34345 (18:20:36)
Altitude 551 m (Note: The uncertainty maybe several meters at moment due to wrong values by the observer).
Radius 6376,06 km
Station Name Arecibo
First observation 1980-11-05
Last observation 1983-06-12 (based on MPCAT)
Interval betwen first and last observation 950
Number of observations 6
Number of different observed objects 4
Number of used nights 6
MPEC objects https://mpec.jostjahn.de/251-stat.html
MPEC watch https://sbnmpc.astro.umd.edu/mpecwatch/byStation/station_251.html
Small Body Explorer https://sbx.dirac.dev/station/251
NEODyS-2 https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=2.1.2&o=251&ab=0
Google Search https://google.com/search?q=251+"Arecibo"
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.