The Osservatorio Astrofisico di Asiago (Asiago Astrophysical Observatory, or Asiago Observatory for short) is an
astronomical observatory (IAU code 043) owned and operated by the
University of Padua and members of the Padua Observatory. It is located on the plateau of Asiago, 90 km Northwest of
Padova near the town of
Asiago. Nearby (about 3.4 km to the southeast) is the Osservatorio Astronomico di Monte Ekar (Cima Ekar Observing Station, also known as the Stazione osservativa di Asiago Cima Ekar), IAU code 098. Co-located at Cima Ekar is the
Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey (ADAS), IAU code 209. At Cima Ekar,
Andrea Boattini, Flavio Castellani,
Giuseppe Forti,
Vittorio Goretti,
Ulisse Munari, and
Maura Tombelli have discovered a great number of
asteroids.
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