Brorfelde Observatory

Minor planets discovered: more than 100
3033 Holbaek	March 5, 1984
3309 Brorfelde	January 28, 1982
3312 Pedersen	September 24, 1984
3369 Freuchen	October 18, 1985
5165 Videnom	February 11, 1985
5427 Jensmartin	May 13, 1986
(7743) 1986 JA	May 2, 1986
8261 Ceciliejulie	September 11, 1985
9555 Frejakocha	April 2, 1986
(8338) 1985 FE3	March 27, 1985
(22282) 1985 RA	September 11, 1985
(24642) 1984 SA	September 22, 1984

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Brorfelde Observatory with the building housing the Schmidt telescope at right

The 77 cm Schmidt telescope from 1966 at Brorfelde Observatory was originally equipped with photographic film, and an engineer is here showing the film-box, which was then placed behind the locker at the center of the telescope (at the telescope's prime focus)

Brorfelde Observatory (Brorfelde Observatoriet) is an astronomical observatory (IAU code 054) home to the Brorfelde Schmidt Telescope. It was run as a branch of the Copenhagen University Observatory until 1996. It still has telescopes that are used by University of Copenhagen students, but the staff that manned them moved to the Rockefeller Complex in Copenhagen. It is located near Holbæk, Denmark.

People related to the observatory

• Bengt Strömgren, Danish astronomer instrumental in founding it.
• Poul Jensen, Asteroid discoverer
• Karl Augustesen, Asteroid discoverer

External links

• Brorfelde Observatory