Xinglong Station (NAOC)

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Coordinates: 40°23′39″N, 117°34′30″E

Picture of the observatory buildings
Picture of the observatory buildings
Asteroids discovered: 2
(5273) 1982 DQ6 February 16, 1982
(7811) 1982 DT6 February 23, 1982

Xinglong Station (simplified Chinese: 兴隆观测基地; traditional Chinese: 興隆觀測基地) is an observatory (IAU code 327) situated south of the main peak of the Yanshan mountains in China. Installed are seven telescopes: a Mark-III photoelectric astrolabe; a 60-cm reflector; an 85-cm reflector; a 60/90-cm Schmidt telescope; an 1.26-m infrared telescope; and a 2.16-m telescope. The most recent telescope ist the 4-m LAMOST. It is a popular tourist site.

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