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Information about MPC station 298 (Van Vleck Observatory).

Core informations from the MPC code files:

Code 298
Longitude 287.3408 (287:20:26 East)
cos(Latitude) 0.74943
sin(Latitude) +0.65988
Geocentric Latitude 41.36421 (41:21:51)
Geographic Latitude 41.55517 (41:33:18)
Altitude 70 m (Note: The uncertainty maybe several meters at moment due to wrong values by the observer).
Radius 6368,842 km
Station Name Van Vleck Observatory
Link http://www.wesleyan.edu/astro/
First observation 1975-01-05
Last observation 1990-08-17 (based on MPCAT)
Interval betwen first and last observation 5704
Number of observations 34
Number of different observed objects 2
Number of used nights 19
MPEC watch https://sbnmpc.astro.umd.edu/mpecwatch/byStation/station_298.html
Small Body Explorer https://sbx.dirac.dev/station/298
NEODyS-2 https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=2.1.2&o=298&ab=0
Google Search https://google.com/search?q=298+"Van Vleck Observatory"
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.