MPC observations statistics

SATOBS - Observations of natural satellites

Sorted by observations per object

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
Part of observations per object of top 15 stations at Minor Planet Center for SATOBS class
Part of observations per object 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 G80 217 1 217.00 2015 – 2015 1 Sierra Remote Observatories, Auberry
2 286 210 1 210.00 2003 – 2005 3 Yunnan Observatory
3 704 1662 9 184.67 1998 – 2013 16 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico
4 T05 1798 10 179.80 2016 – 2022 7 ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala
5 T08 1975 11 179.55 2017 – 2022 6 ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa
6 689 1305 8 163.13 1958 – 2012 55 U.S. Naval Observatory, Flagstaff
7 415 2035 15 135.67 2004 – 2010 7 Kambah
8 337 115 1 115.00 2003 – 2004 2 Sheshan, formerly Zo-Se
9 511 170 2 85.00 1998 – 1999 2 Haute Provence
10 G36 915 11 83.18 2011 – 2018 8 Calar Alto-CASADO
11 662 313 5 62.60 1904 – 1969 66 Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton
12 G45 426 7 60.86 2014 – 2016 3 Space Surveillance Telescope, Atom Site
13 711 584 10 58.40 1942 – 1995 54 McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis
14 673 457 9 50.78 1968 – 2017 50 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood
15 874 433 9 48.11 1993 – 1999 7 Observatorio do Pico dos Dias, Itajuba
16 786 47 1 47.00 1905 – 1927 23 U.S. Naval Obs., Washington (since 1893)
17 000 181 4 45.25 1906 – 1910 5 Greenwich
18 691 662 15 44.13 1992 – 2021 30 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch
19 D29 500 12 41.67 2007 – 2022 16 Purple Mountain Observatory, XuYi Station
20 W68 269 7 38.43 2022 – 2023 2 ATLAS Chile, Rio Hurtado
21 709 76 2 38.00 1997 – 1998 2 W & B Observatory, Cloudcroft
22 I41 364 10 36.40 2010 – 2022 13 Palomar Mountain--ZTF
23 E07 558 17 32.82 2011 – 2015 5 Murrumbateman
24 381 222 7 31.71 1986 – 1992 7 Tokyo-Kiso
25 M22 164 6 27.33 2022 – 2023 2 ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland
26 C51 271 10 27.10 2010 – 2022 13 WISE
27 F51 578 22 26.27 2011 – 2022 12 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala
28 850 25 1 25.00 2014 – 2014 1 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee
29 703 199 8 24.88 1999 – 2022 24 Catalina Sky Survey
30 672 199 8 24.88 1916 – 1951 36 Mount Wilson
31 568 5245 213 24.62 1984 – 2021 38 Maunakea
32 699 193 8 24.13 1998 – 2006 9 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS
33 644 248 11 22.55 2001 – 2006 6 Palomar Mountain/NEAT
34 087 22 1 22.00 1911 – 1911 1 Helwan
35 G96 374 17 22.00 2005 – 2022 18 Mt. Lemmon Survey
36 A13 20 1 20.00 2005 – 2005 1 Observatoire Naef, Ependes
37 198 20 1 20.00 2010 – 2010 1 Wildberg
38 754 75 4 18.75 1904 – 1955 52 Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay
39 W84 601 33 18.21 2013 – 2022 10 Cerro Tololo-DECam
40 608 126 7 18.00 2001 – 2005 5 Haleakala-AMOS
41 J43 133 8 16.63 2011 – 2018 8 Oukaimeden Observatory, Marrakech
42 G68 15 1 15.00 2010 – 2010 1 Sierra Stars Observatory, Markleeville
43 K83 14 1 14.00 2020 – 2020 1 Beppe Forti Astronomical Observatory, Montelupo
44 888 14 1 14.00 1988 – 1989 2 Gekko
45 133 12 1 12.00 1998 – 1998 1 Les Tardieux
46 120 23 2 11.50 1998 – 1999 2 Visnjan
47 106 89 8 11.13 1999 – 2021 23 Crni Vrh
48 333 58 6 9.67 2003 – 2005 3 Desert Eagle Observatory
49 675 444 46 9.65 1974 – 2011 38 Palomar Mountain
50 J75 48 5 9.60 2009 – 2011 3 OAM Observatory, La Sagra
51 071 9 1 9.00 1984 – 1984 1 NAO Rozhen, Smolyan
52 B18 9 1 9.00 1998 – 1998 1 Terskol
53 835 9 1 9.00 1999 – 1999 1 Drum Hill Station, Chelmsford
54 822 17 2 8.50 1939 – 1952 14 Cordoba
55 304 535 65 8.23 2002 – 2022 21 Las Campanas Observatory
56 809 180 22 8.18 1981 – 2013 33 European Southern Observatory, La Silla
57 H07 8 1 8.00 2014 – 2014 1 7300 Observatory, Cloudcroft
58 074 8 1 8.00 1957 – 1957 1 Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein
59 V37 8 1 8.00 2014 – 2014 1 McDonald Observatory-LCO ELP
60 I77 8 1 8.00 2010 – 2010 1 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte
61 800 16 2 8.00 1898 – 1899 2 Harvard Observatory, Arequipa
62 690 23 3 7.67 1929 – 1981 53 Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff
63 926 53 7 7.57 2000 – 2014 15 Tenagra II Observatory, Nogales
64 493 68 9 7.56 2001 – 2002 2 Calar Alto
65 291 72 10 7.20 2003 – 2010 8 LPL/Spacewatch II
66 G40 50 7 7.14 2015 – 2020 6 Slooh.com Canary Islands Observatory
67 300 7 1 7.00 2012 – 2012 1 Bisei Spaceguard Center-BATTeRS
68 309 132 19 6.95 2000 – 2021 22 Cerro Paranal
69 H15 27 4 6.75 2010 – 2017 8 ISON-NM Observatory, Mayhill
70 E12 40 6 6.67 2005 – 2011 7 Siding Spring Survey
71 I89 46 7 6.57 2013 – 2013 1 iTelescope Observatory, Nerpio
72 A50 13 2 6.50 2008 – 2011 4 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory
73 Z80 52 8 6.50 2016 – 2021 6 Northolt Branch Observatory
74 T14 528 86 6.14 2010 – 2021 12 Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Maunakea
75 696 61 10 6.10 1997 – 2002 6 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins
76 Y00 42 7 6.00 2014 – 2022 9 SONEAR Observatory, Oliveira
77 G84 6 1 6.00 2013 – 2013 1 Mount Lemmon SkyCenter
78 H82 6 1 6.00 2010 – 2010 1 CBA-NOVAC Observatory, Front Royal
79 H29 6 1 6.00 2003 – 2003 1 Ivywood Observatory, Edmond
80 599 12 2 6.00 2004 – 2004 1 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS
81 807 467 82 5.70 1998 – 2022 25 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena
82 C73 11 2 5.50 2011 – 2013 3 Galati Observatory
83 P07 11 2 5.50 2022 – 2022 1 Space Surveillance Telescope, HEH Station
84 695 157 29 5.41 1969 – 2014 46 Kitt Peak
85 185 32 6 5.33 2001 – 2007 7 Observatoire Astronomique Jurassien-Vicques
86 H06 47 9 5.22 2006 – 2013 8 iTelescope Observatory, Mayhill
87 C95 47 9 5.22 2013 – 2020 8 SATINO Remote Observatory, Haute Provence
88 K95 10 2 5.00 2016 – 2017 2 MASTER-SAAO Observatory, Sutherland
89 732 15 3 5.00 2000 – 2000 1 Oaxaca
90 F52 15 3 5.00 2015 – 2022 8 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala
91 118 5 1 5.00 2017 – 2017 1 Astronomical and Geophysical Observatory, Modra
92 024 14 3 4.67 1908 – 1909 2 Heidelberg-Konigstuhl
93 G92 14 3 4.67 2006 – 2006 1 Jarnac Observatory, Vail
94 365 9 2 4.50 1993 – 1993 1 Uto Observatory
95 958 9 2 4.50 2007 – 2013 7 Observatoire de Dax
96 J04 9 2 4.50 2010 – 2015 6 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife
97 W88 27 6 4.50 2015 – 2021 7 Slooh.com Chile Observatory, La Dehesa
98 V30 9 2 4.50 2014 – 2014 1 Heaven on Earth Observatory, Mayhill
99 W76 13 3 4.33 2020 – 2022 3 CHILESCOPE Observatory, Rio Hurtado
100 693 25 6 4.17 1967 – 2000 34 Catalina Station, Tucson
101 950 78 19 4.11 1997 – 2011 15 La Palma
102 938 8 2 4.00 2002 – 2021 20 Linhaceira
103 739 8 2 4.00 2000 – 2000 1 Sunflower Observatory, Olathe
104 D00 8 2 4.00 2012 – 2012 1 ASC-Kislovodsk Observatory
105 T09 8 2 4.00 2017 – 2017 1 Subaru Telescope, Maunakea
106 760 4 1 4.00 1963 – 1970 8 Goethe Link Observatory, Brooklyn
107 I52 4 1 4.00 2019 – 2019 1 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station
108 683 4 1 4.00 2008 – 2008 1 Goodricke-Pigott Observatory, Tucson
109 K33 4 1 4.00 2013 – 2013 1 San Defendente
110 H01 4 1 4.00 2009 – 2009 1 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro
111 V00 16 4 4.00 2021 – 2021 1 Kitt Peak-Bok
112 829 4 1 4.00 1998 – 1998 1 Complejo Astronomico El Leoncito
113 G34 4 1 4.00 2021 – 2021 1 Oberfrauendorf
114 Z22 12 3 4.00 2016 – 2017 2 MASTER-IAC Observatory, Tenerife
115 E10 7 2 3.50 2010 – 2010 1 Siding Spring-Faulkes Telescope South
116 H21 7 2 3.50 2011 – 2012 2 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield
117 C41 10 3 3.33 2014 – 2015 2 MASTER-II Observatory, Kislovodsk
118 X74 12 4 3.00 2019 – 2020 2 Observatorio Campo dos Amarais
119 B01 6 2 3.00 2007 – 2011 5 Taunus Observatory, Frankfurt
120 808 6 2 3.00 1965 – 1965 1 El Leoncito
121 J37 9 3 3.00 2008 – 2011 4 Huelva
122 Z84 3 1 3.00 2017 – 2017 1 Calar Alto-Schmidt
123 M11 3 1 3.00 2022 – 2022 1 Novaastro Observatory, Banon
124 566 3 1 3.00 1996 – 1996 1 Haleakala-NEAT/GEODSS
125 C77 3 1 3.00 2013 – 2013 1 Bernezzo Observatory
126 L01 3 1 3.00 2019 – 2019 1 Visnjan Observatory, Tican
127 761 3 1 3.00 2001 – 2001 1 Zephyrhills
128 461 3 1 3.00 2013 – 2013 1 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly)
129 678 3 1 3.00 2000 – 2000 1 Fountain Hills
130 143 3 1 3.00 2006 – 2006 1 Gnosca
131 910 3 1 3.00 1997 – 1997 1 Caussols-ODAS
132 W94 3 1 3.00 2022 – 2022 1 MAP, San Pedro de Atacama
133 L51 3 1 3.00 2022 – 2022 1 MARGO, Nauchnyi
134 565 3 1 3.00 2004 – 2004 1 Bassano Bresciano
135 224 3 1 3.00 2004 – 2004 1 Ottmarsheim
136 138 3 1 3.00 2005 – 2005 1 Village-Neuf
137 213 12 4 3.00 2006 – 2007 2 Observatorio Montcabre
138 705 3 1 3.00 2004 – 2004 1 Apache Point
139 W98 3 1 3.00 2017 – 2017 1 Polonia Observatory, San Pedro de Atacama
140 G37 21 8 2.63 2014 – 2022 9 Lowell Discovery Telescope
141 215 5 2 2.50 2005 – 2020 16 Buchloe
142 095 5 2 2.50 1970 – 1987 18 Crimea-Nauchnyi
143 D35 7 3 2.33 2006 – 2008 3 Lulin Observatory
144 919 2 1 2.00 2000 – 2000 1 Desert Beaver Observatory
145 636 2 1 2.00 2002 – 2002 1 Essen
146 303 2 1 2.00 1994 – 1994 1 OAN de Llano del Hato, Merida
147 757 2 1 2.00 1999 – 1999 1 High Point
148 697 2 1 2.00 2000 – 2000 1 Kitt Peak, McGraw-Hill
149 688 11 6 1.83 1982 – 2017 36 Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station
150 413 14 8 1.75 1990 – 1998 9 Siding Spring Observatory
151 T12 3 2 1.50 2018 – 2018 1 University of Hawaii 88-inch telescope, Maunakea
152 I02 4 4 1.00 1998 – 1998 1 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena--2MASS
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