Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory


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Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory is a private astronomical observatory in the town suburbs of Andrushivka, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. It was established in 2001. The founder and director of the observatory is Yuri Ivashchenko. The observatory has IAU observatory code A50.
On September 18, 2003 the observatory discovered a main-belt asteroid, which was later named after the town, 133293 Andrushivka. On October 17, 2007, 175636 Zvyagel was discovered at the observatory. It was named Zvyagel as it was the 750th anniversary of the city. On August 25, 2008 another main belt asteroid was discovered which was named 274301 Wikipedia after the encyclopedia in January 2013.
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Instruments

The main instrument is a 60 cm Zeiss-600 Cassegrain reflector made by Carl Zeiss Jena.

List of discovered minor planets

More than a hundred minor planets were discovered at the Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory, not counting yet unnumbered bodies such as the near-Earth object of the Apollo group,, for which the observatory will be likely credited with its discovery by the Minor Planet Center.
117240 Zhytomyr19 September 2004
133293 Andrushivka18 September 2003
152217 Akosipov10 September 2005
155116 Verkhivnya8 October 2005
159011 Radomyshl7 October 2004
159181 Berdychiv29 October 2005
161962 Galchyn27 April 2007
175636 Zvyagel17 October 2007
177982 Popilnia17 August 2006
181249 Tkachenko30 October 2005
185250 Korostyshiv17 October 2006
190026 Iskorosten16 August 2004
199986 Chervone9 May 2007
202778 Dmytria16 October 2007
207585 Lubar17 August 2006
18 July 2007
207695 Olgakopyl8 September 2007
207899 Grinmalia21 October 2008
212465 Goroshky23 August 2006
212723 Klitschko14 September 2007

253536 Tymchenko22 September 2003
261291 Fucecchio31 October 2005
262418 Samofalov17 October 2006
11 February 2008
24 April 2008
269245 Catastini27 August 2008
269251 Kolomna26 August 2008
269252 Bogdanstupka27 August 2008
274300 UNESCO25 August 2008
274301 Wikipedia25 August 2008
274333 Voznyukigor2 September 2008
274334 Kyivplaniy3 September 2008
274843 Mykhailopetrenko24 August 2009
20 November 2009
13 July 2007
278609 Avrudenko5 August 2008
4 September 2008
281459 Kyrylenko27 September 2008
6 November 2008
29 September 2003

21 August 2009
19 September 2003
27 September 2008
332084 Vasyakulbeda29 October 2005
13 July 2007
16 October 2007
29 October 2005
24 April 2008
8 November 2008
8 June 2007
6 November 2008
18 July 2007
348239 Societadante20 September 2004
8 September 2007
25 August 2008
28 March 2008
17 October 2006
16 October 2007
21 August 2009
20 November 2009