MPC observations statistics

SATOBS - Observations of natural satellites

Sorted by number of observed objects

The statistics were made with a self-developed program by Jost Jahn, Amrum, Germany, itfstat@jostjahn.de.

They will be updated some days after publication of new files by the MPC, mostly each 2 months or so.
Date of this file is 07-22-2024
Number of objects of top 15 stations at Minor Planet Center for SATOBS class
Number of objects of top 15 stations at Minor Planet Center for SATOBS class
Rank Station Observations Objects Observation per object Years of observation Years Station name
No. Code Number Number   Range span  
1 568 5245 213 24.62 1984 – 2021 38 Maunakea
2 T14 528 86 6.14 2010 – 2021 12 Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Maunakea
3 807 467 82 5.70 1998 – 2022 25 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena
4 304 535 65 8.23 2002 – 2022 21 Las Campanas Observatory
5 675 444 46 9.65 1974 – 2011 38 Palomar Mountain
6 W84 601 33 18.21 2013 – 2022 10 Cerro Tololo-DECam
7 695 157 29 5.41 1969 – 2014 46 Kitt Peak
8 809 180 22 8.18 1981 – 2013 33 European Southern Observatory, La Silla
9 F51 578 22 26.27 2011 – 2022 12 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala
10 309 132 19 6.95 2000 – 2021 22 Cerro Paranal
11 950 78 19 4.11 1997 – 2011 15 La Palma
12 E07 558 17 32.82 2011 – 2015 5 Murrumbateman
13 G96 374 17 22.00 2005 – 2022 18 Mt. Lemmon Survey
14 415 2035 15 135.67 2004 – 2010 7 Kambah
15 691 662 15 44.13 1992 – 2021 30 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch
16 D29 500 12 41.67 2007 – 2022 16 Purple Mountain Observatory, XuYi Station
17 G36 915 11 83.18 2011 – 2018 8 Calar Alto-CASADO
18 644 248 11 22.55 2001 – 2006 6 Palomar Mountain/NEAT
19 T08 1975 11 179.55 2017 – 2022 6 ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa
20 711 584 10 58.40 1942 – 1995 54 McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis
21 I41 364 10 36.40 2010 – 2022 13 Palomar Mountain--ZTF
22 C51 271 10 27.10 2010 – 2022 13 WISE
23 T05 1798 10 179.80 2016 – 2022 7 ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala
24 291 72 10 7.20 2003 – 2010 8 LPL/Spacewatch II
25 696 61 10 6.10 1997 – 2002 6 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins
26 704 1662 9 184.67 1998 – 2013 16 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico
27 874 433 9 48.11 1993 – 1999 7 Observatorio do Pico dos Dias, Itajuba
28 493 68 9 7.56 2001 – 2002 2 Calar Alto
29 673 457 9 50.78 1968 – 2017 50 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood
30 C95 47 9 5.22 2013 – 2020 8 SATINO Remote Observatory, Haute Provence
31 H06 47 9 5.22 2006 – 2013 8 iTelescope Observatory, Mayhill
32 699 193 8 24.13 1998 – 2006 9 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS
33 689 1305 8 163.13 1958 – 2012 55 U.S. Naval Observatory, Flagstaff
34 672 199 8 24.88 1916 – 1951 36 Mount Wilson
35 J43 133 8 16.63 2011 – 2018 8 Oukaimeden Observatory, Marrakech
36 Z80 52 8 6.50 2016 – 2021 6 Northolt Branch Observatory
37 703 199 8 24.88 1999 – 2022 24 Catalina Sky Survey
38 106 89 8 11.13 1999 – 2021 23 Crni Vrh
39 G37 21 8 2.63 2014 – 2022 9 Lowell Discovery Telescope
40 413 14 8 1.75 1990 – 1998 9 Siding Spring Observatory
41 381 222 7 31.71 1986 – 1992 7 Tokyo-Kiso
42 G40 50 7 7.14 2015 – 2020 6 Slooh.com Canary Islands Observatory
43 W68 269 7 38.43 2022 – 2023 2 ATLAS Chile, Rio Hurtado
44 608 126 7 18.00 2001 – 2005 5 Haleakala-AMOS
45 I89 46 7 6.57 2013 – 2013 1 iTelescope Observatory, Nerpio
46 Y00 42 7 6.00 2014 – 2022 9 SONEAR Observatory, Oliveira
47 G45 426 7 60.86 2014 – 2016 3 Space Surveillance Telescope, Atom Site
48 926 53 7 7.57 2000 – 2014 15 Tenagra II Observatory, Nogales
49 E12 40 6 6.67 2005 – 2011 7 Siding Spring Survey
50 185 32 6 5.33 2001 – 2007 7 Observatoire Astronomique Jurassien-Vicques
51 W88 27 6 4.50 2015 – 2021 7 Slooh.com Chile Observatory, La Dehesa
52 693 25 6 4.17 1967 – 2000 34 Catalina Station, Tucson
53 333 58 6 9.67 2003 – 2005 3 Desert Eagle Observatory
54 M22 164 6 27.33 2022 – 2023 2 ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland
55 688 11 6 1.83 1982 – 2017 36 Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station
56 J75 48 5 9.60 2009 – 2011 3 OAM Observatory, La Sagra
57 662 313 5 62.60 1904 – 1969 66 Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton
58 H15 27 4 6.75 2010 – 2017 8 ISON-NM Observatory, Mayhill
59 V00 16 4 4.00 2021 – 2021 1 Kitt Peak-Bok
60 000 181 4 45.25 1906 – 1910 5 Greenwich
61 213 12 4 3.00 2006 – 2007 2 Observatorio Montcabre
62 X74 12 4 3.00 2019 – 2020 2 Observatorio Campo dos Amarais
63 754 75 4 18.75 1904 – 1955 52 Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay
64 I02 4 4 1.00 1998 – 1998 1 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena--2MASS
65 024 14 3 4.67 1908 – 1909 2 Heidelberg-Konigstuhl
66 W76 13 3 4.33 2020 – 2022 3 CHILESCOPE Observatory, Rio Hurtado
67 732 15 3 5.00 2000 – 2000 1 Oaxaca
68 F52 15 3 5.00 2015 – 2022 8 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala
69 Z22 12 3 4.00 2016 – 2017 2 MASTER-IAC Observatory, Tenerife
70 690 23 3 7.67 1929 – 1981 53 Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff
71 C41 10 3 3.33 2014 – 2015 2 MASTER-II Observatory, Kislovodsk
72 J37 9 3 3.00 2008 – 2011 4 Huelva
73 D35 7 3 2.33 2006 – 2008 3 Lulin Observatory
74 G92 14 3 4.67 2006 – 2006 1 Jarnac Observatory, Vail
75 822 17 2 8.50 1939 – 1952 14 Cordoba
76 800 16 2 8.00 1898 – 1899 2 Harvard Observatory, Arequipa
77 P07 11 2 5.50 2022 – 2022 1 Space Surveillance Telescope, HEH Station
78 511 170 2 85.00 1998 – 1999 2 Haute Provence
79 C73 11 2 5.50 2011 – 2013 3 Galati Observatory
80 K95 10 2 5.00 2016 – 2017 2 MASTER-SAAO Observatory, Sutherland
81 120 23 2 11.50 1998 – 1999 2 Visnjan
82 V30 9 2 4.50 2014 – 2014 1 Heaven on Earth Observatory, Mayhill
83 365 9 2 4.50 1993 – 1993 1 Uto Observatory
84 958 9 2 4.50 2007 – 2013 7 Observatoire de Dax
85 J04 9 2 4.50 2010 – 2015 6 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife
86 A50 13 2 6.50 2008 – 2011 4 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory
87 938 8 2 4.00 2002 – 2021 20 Linhaceira
88 739 8 2 4.00 2000 – 2000 1 Sunflower Observatory, Olathe
89 D00 8 2 4.00 2012 – 2012 1 ASC-Kislovodsk Observatory
90 T09 8 2 4.00 2017 – 2017 1 Subaru Telescope, Maunakea
91 E10 7 2 3.50 2010 – 2010 1 Siding Spring-Faulkes Telescope South
92 599 12 2 6.00 2004 – 2004 1 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS
93 H21 7 2 3.50 2011 – 2012 2 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield
94 B01 6 2 3.00 2007 – 2011 5 Taunus Observatory, Frankfurt
95 808 6 2 3.00 1965 – 1965 1 El Leoncito
96 095 5 2 2.50 1970 – 1987 18 Crimea-Nauchnyi
97 215 5 2 2.50 2005 – 2020 16 Buchloe
98 709 76 2 38.00 1997 – 1998 2 W & B Observatory, Cloudcroft
99 T12 3 2 1.50 2018 – 2018 1 University of Hawaii 88-inch telescope, Maunakea
100 786 47 1 47.00 1905 – 1927 23 U.S. Naval Obs., Washington (since 1893)
101 337 115 1 115.00 2003 – 2004 2 Sheshan, formerly Zo-Se
102 074 8 1 8.00 1957 – 1957 1 Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein
103 V37 8 1 8.00 2014 – 2014 1 McDonald Observatory-LCO ELP
104 087 22 1 22.00 1911 – 1911 1 Helwan
105 G68 15 1 15.00 2010 – 2010 1 Sierra Stars Observatory, Markleeville
106 888 14 1 14.00 1988 – 1989 2 Gekko
107 I77 8 1 8.00 2010 – 2010 1 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte
108 286 210 1 210.00 2003 – 2005 3 Yunnan Observatory
109 H07 8 1 8.00 2014 – 2014 1 7300 Observatory, Cloudcroft
110 A13 20 1 20.00 2005 – 2005 1 Observatoire Naef, Ependes
111 K83 14 1 14.00 2020 – 2020 1 Beppe Forti Astronomical Observatory, Montelupo
112 198 20 1 20.00 2010 – 2010 1 Wildberg
113 300 7 1 7.00 2012 – 2012 1 Bisei Spaceguard Center-BATTeRS
114 G84 6 1 6.00 2013 – 2013 1 Mount Lemmon SkyCenter
115 H82 6 1 6.00 2010 – 2010 1 CBA-NOVAC Observatory, Front Royal
116 H29 6 1 6.00 2003 – 2003 1 Ivywood Observatory, Edmond
117 071 9 1 9.00 1984 – 1984 1 NAO Rozhen, Smolyan
118 G80 217 1 217.00 2015 – 2015 1 Sierra Remote Observatories, Auberry
119 118 5 1 5.00 2017 – 2017 1 Astronomical and Geophysical Observatory, Modra
120 B18 9 1 9.00 1998 – 1998 1 Terskol
121 850 25 1 25.00 2014 – 2014 1 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee
122 760 4 1 4.00 1963 – 1970 8 Goethe Link Observatory, Brooklyn
123 I52 4 1 4.00 2019 – 2019 1 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station
124 683 4 1 4.00 2008 – 2008 1 Goodricke-Pigott Observatory, Tucson
125 K33 4 1 4.00 2013 – 2013 1 San Defendente
126 H01 4 1 4.00 2009 – 2009 1 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro
127 133 12 1 12.00 1998 – 1998 1 Les Tardieux
128 829 4 1 4.00 1998 – 1998 1 Complejo Astronomico El Leoncito
129 G34 4 1 4.00 2021 – 2021 1 Oberfrauendorf
130 Z84 3 1 3.00 2017 – 2017 1 Calar Alto-Schmidt
131 M11 3 1 3.00 2022 – 2022 1 Novaastro Observatory, Banon
132 566 3 1 3.00 1996 – 1996 1 Haleakala-NEAT/GEODSS
133 C77 3 1 3.00 2013 – 2013 1 Bernezzo Observatory
134 L01 3 1 3.00 2019 – 2019 1 Visnjan Observatory, Tican
135 761 3 1 3.00 2001 – 2001 1 Zephyrhills
136 461 3 1 3.00 2013 – 2013 1 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly)
137 678 3 1 3.00 2000 – 2000 1 Fountain Hills
138 143 3 1 3.00 2006 – 2006 1 Gnosca
139 910 3 1 3.00 1997 – 1997 1 Caussols-ODAS
140 W94 3 1 3.00 2022 – 2022 1 MAP, San Pedro de Atacama
141 L51 3 1 3.00 2022 – 2022 1 MARGO, Nauchnyi
142 565 3 1 3.00 2004 – 2004 1 Bassano Bresciano
143 224 3 1 3.00 2004 – 2004 1 Ottmarsheim
144 138 3 1 3.00 2005 – 2005 1 Village-Neuf
145 835 9 1 9.00 1999 – 1999 1 Drum Hill Station, Chelmsford
146 705 3 1 3.00 2004 – 2004 1 Apache Point
147 W98 3 1 3.00 2017 – 2017 1 Polonia Observatory, San Pedro de Atacama
148 919 2 1 2.00 2000 – 2000 1 Desert Beaver Observatory
149 636 2 1 2.00 2002 – 2002 1 Essen
150 303 2 1 2.00 1994 – 1994 1 OAN de Llano del Hato, Merida
151 757 2 1 2.00 1999 – 1999 1 High Point
152 697 2 1 2.00 2000 – 2000 1 Kitt Peak, McGraw-Hill
153 U69 1 1 1.00 2014 – 2014 1 iTelescope SRO Observatory, Auberry
154 094 1 1 1.00 1929 – 1929 1 Crimea-Simeiz
155 330 1 1 1.00 1964 – 1964 1 Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanking
156 802 1 1 1.00 1894 – 1894 1 Harvard Observatory, Cambridge
157 078 1 1 1.00 1935 – 1935 1 Johannesburg
158 119 1 1 1.00 1994 – 1994 1 Abastuman
Sum 158 28073 226 124.22 1894 – 2023 130 158 names