Observatory of Turin, Turin

Name: Observatory of Turin
Address: Turin, Italy

#115 among attractions in Turin

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The Observatory of Turin is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Italy's National Institute for Astrophysics. It is located on the top of a hill in the town of Pino Torinese near Turin, in the north Italian Piedmont region. The observatory was founded in 1759. At Pino Torinese, several asteroid discoveries were made by Italian astronomer Luigi Volta in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The asteroid 2694 Pino Torinese was named after the observatory's location. ()

Local name: Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino Coordinates: 45°2'29"N, 7°45'54"E

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Observatory of Turin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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