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Information about MPC station 742 (Drake University, Des Moines).

Core informations from the MPC code files:

Code 742
Longitude 266.31216 (266:18:43 East)
cos(Latitude) 0.748989
sin(Latitude) +0.660428
Geocentric Latitude 41.40453 (41:24:16)
Geographic Latitude 41.59552 (41:35:43)
Altitude 285 m (Note: The uncertainty maybe several meters at moment due to wrong values by the observer).
Radius 6368,827 km
Station Name Drake University, Des Moines
First observation 1936-03-10
Last observation 1936-07-08 (based on MPCAT)
Interval betwen first and last observation 121
Number of observations 16
Number of different observed objects 4
Number of used nights 6
MPEC watch https://sbnmpc.astro.umd.edu/mpecwatch/byStation/station_742.html
Small Body Explorer https://sbx.dirac.dev/station/742
NEODyS-2 https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=2.1.2&o=742&ab=0
Google Search https://google.com/search?q=742+"Drake University - Des Moines"
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 07:58:55. (C) Jost Jahn, Amrum, Germany, codes@jostjahn.de.