Ametlla de Mar Observatory

Ametlla de Mar Observatory
Observatory code 946 
LocationL'Ametlla de Mar, Spain
Coordinates40°55′44″N 0°47′29″E / 40.9289333°N 0.79125°E / 40.9289333; 0.79125
Altitude110 m (360 ft)
Established1999 
Websiteastrogea.org/jnomen/
Location of Ametlla de Mar Observatory

Ametlla de Mar Observatory is an astronomical observatory situated in L'Ametlla de Mar in the autonomous Catalonia region of Spain. It has received the IAU observatory code 946 and is operated by Catalan astronomer Jaume Nomen. The observatory participates in the "Unicorn Project" and in the Minor Planet Astrometry group (Grup d'Estudis Astronòmics, GEA).

The Minor Planet Center credits the Ametlla de Mar Observatory with the discovery of 12 numbered minor planets between 2001 and 2002. As of 2016, all numbered bodies remain unnamed and still display their provisional designation.

Minor planets discovered: 12
see § List of discovered minor planets