Harvard College Observatory

The Harvard College Observatory (or HCO) is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Department of Astronomy of Harvard. It is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was founded in 1839. With the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, it forms part of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

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Astronomical - Harvard - Cambridge - Massachusetts - 1839 - Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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The Minor Planet Center credits some asteroid discoveries to "Harvard Observatory".

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Minor Planet Center - Asteroid

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