Poznań Observatory

Poznań Observatory has watched the skies over western Poland since 1919, run by the physics department of Adam Mickiewicz University in the city of Poznań.

About Poznań Observatory

Known formally as the Obserwatorium Astronomiczne Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu (OA UAM), the observatory is owned and operated by the university's physics department and carries the Minor Planet Center observatory code 047.

History

Founded in 1919, the observatory has a long record in asteroid work: in January 1953, the asteroid 1572 Posnania, discovered there, was named after the city and the discovering observatory. In 2021, the International Astronomical Union formally published a citation naming asteroid 97786 Oauam - discovered in 2000 by Petr Pravec and Peter Kušnirák at Ondřejov Observatory - in honour of Poznań Observatory.

Location & getting there

The observatory is located in Poznań, in western Poland's Wielkopolska region.

Visiting Poznań Observatory

The observatory can be reached by phone at +48 61 829 27 70, with further visiting details available through its official website.

See your named star from here

An observatory with two asteroids named in its honour knows a thing or two about tracking coordinates across the sky. A star named through Star Register comes with its own right ascension and declination, ready to be found from Poznań or wherever you're standing. Name a star or browse the catalogue to get started.