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Information about MPC station 659 (Heron Cove Observatory, Orcas).

Core informations from the MPC code files:

Code 659
Longitude 237.0514 (237:03:05 East)
cos(Latitude) 0.66257
sin(Latitude) +0.74650
Geocentric Latitude 48.40874 (48:24:31)
Geographic Latitude 48.59973 (48:35:59)
Altitude 55 m (Note: The uncertainty maybe several meters at moment due to wrong values by the observer).
Radius 6366,22 km
Station Name Heron Cove Observatory, Orcas
First observation 1998-07-28
Last observation 1998-09-14 (based on MPCAT)
Interval betwen first and last observation 49
Number of observations 55
Number of different observed objects 6
Number of used nights 9
MPEC watch https://sbnmpc.astro.umd.edu/mpecwatch/byStation/station_659.html
Small Body Explorer https://sbx.dirac.dev/station/659
NEODyS-2 https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=2.1.2&o=659&ab=0
Google Search https://google.com/search?q=659+"Heron Cove Observatory - Orcas"
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 06-13-2026 08:02:09. (C) Jost Jahn, Amrum, Germany, codes@jostjahn.de.