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Information about MPC station 487 (Macnairston Observatory).

Core informations from the MPC code files:

Code 487
Longitude 355.4444 (355:26:39 East)
cos(Latitude) 0.56858
sin(Latitude) +0.81989
Geocentric Latitude 55.25933 (55:15:33)
Geographic Latitude 55.43934 (55:26:21)
Altitude 115 m (Note: The uncertainty maybe several meters at moment due to wrong values by the observer).
Radius 6363,736 km
Station Name Macnairston Observatory
First observation 1978-02-02
Last observation 1978-02-09 (based on MPCAT)
Interval betwen first and last observation 8
Number of observations 3
Number of different observed objects 1
Number of used nights 3
MPEC watch https://sbnmpc.astro.umd.edu/mpecwatch/byStation/station_487.html
Small Body Explorer https://sbx.dirac.dev/station/487
NEODyS-2 https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=2.1.2&o=487&ab=0
Google Search https://google.com/search?q=487+"Macnairston 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.