Višnjan Observatory


Višnjan Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near the village of Višnjan in Croatia. It is headed by Korado Korlević, a prolific astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. In 2009, the Višnjan observatory moved to Tičan and received the obs. code L01 on 5 October 2017.

Description

Višnjan Observatory was founded in 1992, as a public observatory. It worked in the field of astrometry and search of a new asteroids. Increasing light pollution made the observations in Višnjan difficult, and they stopped in 2001. In 2009, a new building of the observatory was opened near the village of Tičan, approximately 2.5 kilometers away.
According to the statistic on observatory's website as of 2016, a total of 1420 asteroids and 2 comets have been discovered at the observatory, which uses 11 telescopes and has a staff of 78 members and volunteers.
The Minor Planet Center directly credits the Višnjan Observatory with the discovery of 108 minor planets , while 1294 discoveries are credited to Korado Korlević.
The observatory is home of several summer programs for youth in astronomy, archeology, marine biology and other disciplines: , and .

List of discovered minor planets

9429 Poreč14 March 1996
12123 Pazin18 July 1999
12541 Makarska15 August 1998
12581 Rovinj8 September 1999
11 September 1999
17 September 1999
29 September 1999
29 August 1998
25 August 1998
23 August 1998
23 August 1998
29 August 1998
24 September 1998
25 August 1998
29 August 1998
23 September 1998
14 February 1996
23 September 1998
16 May 1996
13 March 1997
17 August 1998
24 May 1996
25 April 1998
23 September 1998
23 April 1998

23 February 1996
22 September 1998
29 July 1998
17 August 1998
18 September 1998
15 September 1999
15 April 1996
29 March 1998
29 March 1998
17 August 1998
25 August 1998
20 April 1998
17 August 1998
26 August 1998
29 August 1998
23 September 1998
23 September 1998
29 September 1998
17 August 1998
15 September 1998
24 April 1998
25 April 1998
17 August 1998
17 August 1998
25 August 1998

10 September 1998
1 August 1998
10 September 1998
21 April 1998
30 July 1998
15 November 1998
21 September 1998
21 September 1998