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Information about MPC station 748 (Van Allen Observatory, Iowa City).

Core informations from the MPC code files:

Code 748
Longitude 268.4680 (268:28:04 East)
cos(Latitude) 0.75014
sin(Latitude) +0.65912
Geocentric Latitude 41.30456 (41:18:16)
Geographic Latitude 41.49547 (41:29:43)
Altitude 247 m (Note: The uncertainty maybe several meters at moment due to wrong values by the observer).
Radius 6368,864 km
Station Name Van Allen Observatory, Iowa City
First observation 1995-01-27
Last observation 1997-10-22 (based on MPCAT)
Interval betwen first and last observation 1000
Number of observations 113
Number of different observed objects 61
Number of used nights 32
MPEC watch https://sbnmpc.astro.umd.edu/mpecwatch/byStation/station_748.html
Small Body Explorer https://sbx.dirac.dev/station/748
NEODyS-2 https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=2.1.2&o=748&ab=0
Google Search https://google.com/search?q=748+"Van Allen Observatory - Iowa City"
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.