Pulkovo Observatory

Pulkovo Observatory
The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory, near St. Petersburg
Alternative namesCentral Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences at Pulkovo Edit this at Wikidata
Observatory code 084 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationMoskovsky District, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Coordinates59°46′18″N 30°19′34″E / 59.771667°N 30.326111°E / 59.771667; 30.326111
Altitude75 m (246 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Established7 August 1839 (in Julian calendarEdit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.gao.spb.ru Edit this at Wikidata
Pulkovo Observatory is located in Russia
Pulkovo Observatory
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The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory (Russian: Пулковская астрономическая обсерватория, romanizedPulkovskaya astronomicheskaya observatoriya), officially named the Central Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences at Pulkovo,[1] is the principal astronomical observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It is located 19 km south of Saint Petersburg on Pulkovo Heights 75 metres (246 ft) above sea level. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.[2] It was formerly known as the Imperial Observatory at Pulkowo.

  1. ^ Главная (Пулковская) астрономическая обсерватория Российской академии наук, Glavnaya (Pulkovskaya) astronomicheskaya observatoriya Rossiyskoy akademii nauk; De Benneville Randolph Keim (1887). Society in Washington. Harrisburg. p. 55.
  2. ^ Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments – UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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