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Information about MPC station 262 (European Southern Observatory, La Silla-DSS).

Core informations from the MPC code files:

Code 262
Longitude 289.26626 (289:15:58 East)
cos(Latitude) 0.873440
sin(Latitude) -0.486052
Geocentric Latitude -29.09506 (330:54:17)
Geographic Latitude -29.25888 (330:44:28)
Altitude 2366 m (Note: The uncertainty maybe several meters at moment due to wrong values by the observer).
Radius 6373,113 km
Station Name European Southern Observatory, La Silla-DSS
First observation 1974-02-23
Last observation 2000-11-27 (based on MPCAT)
Interval betwen first and last observation 9775
Number of observations 46
Number of different observed objects 21
Number of used nights 16
MPEC objects https://mpec.jostjahn.de/262-stat.html
MPEC watch https://sbnmpc.astro.umd.edu/mpecwatch/byStation/station_262.html
Small Body Explorer https://sbx.dirac.dev/station/262
NEODyS-2 https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=2.1.2&o=262&ab=0
Google Search https://google.com/search?q=262+"European Southern Observatory - La Silla-DSS"
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.