CERGA Observatory

The CERGA Observatory (Template:Langx, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}; obs. code: 010) was a scientific department and astronomical station of the Côte d'Azur Observatory in southern France, where several asteroids were discovered during 1984–1993.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" /><ref name="2252-CERGA" />

Description

CERGA included 28 researchers and as many engineers and technicians located on the Observatory sites of Nice, Grasse and Calern (Caussols). The scientific activities covered fields as diverse as fundamental astronomy, celestial mechanics, and space geodesy. CERGA was in charge of several observing facilities of the Lunar Laser Ranging experiment, for example, the lunar-laser ranging telescope and the two satellite laser stations.

By nature the scientific activity involved the acquisition of data and their processing, a dedicated instrumental development and a close relationship with the more theoretical aspects in dynamics and observation modelling.

CERGA was dissolved in 2004 when the parent Côte d'Azur Observatory re-organized. The main-belt asteroid 2252 CERGA was named for the observatory, where this asteroid was discovered by Kōichirō Tomita.<ref name="2252-CERGA" />

List of discovered minor planets

Minor planets discovered: 21 <ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />

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The Minor Planet Center directly credits the CERGA observatory with the discovery of 21 asteroids made during 1984–1993.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" /> The discoveries were made using the observatory's 0.9-meter Schmidt telescope.<ref name="2252-CERGA" />

3913 Chemin	2 December 1986	Template:LoMP
4602 Heudier	28 October 1986	Template:LoMP
4603 Bertaud	25 November 1986	Template:LoMP
4892 Chrispollas	11 October 1985	Template:LoMP
5576 Albanese	26 October 1986	Template:LoMP
5671 Chanal	13 December 1985	Template:LoMP
5769 Michard	6 August 1987	Template:LoMP
6375 Fredharris	1 October 1986	Template:LoMP
6587 Brassens	27 November 1984	Template:LoMP
6820 Buil	13 December 1985	Template:LoMP
7928 Bijaoui	27 November 1986	Template:LoMP

8080 Intel	17 November 1987	Template:LoMP
8636 Malvina	17 October 1985	Template:LoMP
9553 Colas	17 October 1985	Template:LoMP
13499 Steinberg	1 October 1986	Template:LoMP
13500 Viscardy	6 August 1987	Template:LoMP
Template:Mp	4 November 1986	Template:LoMP
Template:Mp	27 November 1984	Template:LoMP
Template:Mp	27 November 1986	Template:LoMP
Template:Mp	14 August 1985	Template:LoMP
100122 Alpes Maritimes	15 August 1993	Template:LoMP

See also

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• OCA–DLR Asteroid Survey

External links

• CERGA English home page
• http://www.oca.eu/
• CERGA observatory, www.beyond.fr