MPC observations statistics

SATOBS - Observations of natural satellites

Sorted by stations code

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 10-26-2025

Rank Station Observations Objects Observation per object Years of observation Years Station name
No. Code Number Number   Range span  
1 000 180 4 45.00 1906 – 1910 5 Greenwich
2 024 14 3 4.67 1908 – 1909 2 Heidelberg-Konigstuhl
3 071 9 1 9.00 1984 – 1984 1 NAO Rozhen, Smolyan
4 074 8 1 8.00 1957 – 1957 1 Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein
5 078 1 1 1.00 1935 – 1935 1 Johannesburg
6 087 22 1 22.00 1911 – 1911 1 Helwan
7 094 1 1 1.00 1929 – 1929 1 Crimea-Simeiz
8 095 5 2 2.50 1970 – 1987 18 Crimea-Nauchnyi
9 106 89 8 11.13 1999 – 2021 23 Crni Vrh
10 118 5 1 5.00 2017 – 2017 1 Astronomical and Geophysical Observatory, Modra
11 119 1 1 1.00 1994 – 1994 1 Abastuman
12 120 23 2 11.50 1998 – 1999 2 Visnjan
13 133 12 1 12.00 1998 – 1998 1 Les Tardieux
14 138 3 1 3.00 2005 – 2005 1 Village-Neuf
15 143 3 1 3.00 2006 – 2006 1 Gnosca
16 185 32 6 5.33 2001 – 2007 7 Observatoire Astronomique Jurassien-Vicques
17 198 20 1 20.00 2010 – 2010 1 Wildberg
18 213 12 4 3.00 2006 – 2007 2 Observatorio Montcabre
19 215 5 2 2.50 2005 – 2020 16 Buchloe
20 224 3 1 3.00 2004 – 2004 1 Ottmarsheim
21 286 210 1 210.00 2003 – 2005 3 Yunnan Observatory
22 291 72 10 7.20 2003 – 2010 8 LPL/Spacewatch II
23 300 7 1 7.00 2012 – 2012 1 Bisei Spaceguard Center-BATTeRS
24 303 2 1 2.00 1994 – 1994 1 OAN de Llano del Hato, Merida
25 304 598 72 8.31 2002 – 2023 22 Las Campanas Observatory
26 309 136 21 6.48 2000 – 2022 23 Cerro Paranal
27 330 1 1 1.00 1964 – 1964 1 Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanking
28 333 58 6 9.67 2003 – 2005 3 Desert Eagle Observatory
29 337 115 1 115.00 2003 – 2004 2 Sheshan
30 365 9 2 4.50 1993 – 1993 1 Uto Observatory
31 381 222 7 31.71 1986 – 1992 7 Tokyo-Kiso
32 413 14 8 1.75 1990 – 1998 9 Siding Spring Observatory
33 415 2039 15 135.93 2004 – 2010 7 Kambah
34 461 3 1 3.00 2013 – 2013 1 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly)
35 493 68 9 7.56 2001 – 2002 2 Calar Alto
36 511 170 2 85.00 1998 – 1999 2 Haute Provence
37 565 3 1 3.00 2004 – 2004 1 Bassano Bresciano
38 566 3 1 3.00 1996 – 1996 1 Haleakala-NEAT/GEODSS
39 568 5625 262 21.47 1984 – 2023 40 Maunakea
40 585 21 1 21.00 2021 – 2021 1 Kyiv comet station
41 599 12 2 6.00 2004 – 2004 1 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS
42 608 126 7 18.00 2001 – 2005 5 Haleakala-AMOS
43 636 2 1 2.00 2002 – 2002 1 Essen
44 644 254 11 23.09 2001 – 2006 6 Palomar Mountain/NEAT
45 662 313 5 62.60 1904 – 1969 66 Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton
46 672 199 8 24.88 1916 – 1951 36 Mount Wilson
47 673 459 9 51.00 1968 – 2017 50 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood
48 675 444 46 9.65 1974 – 2011 38 Palomar Mountain
49 678 3 1 3.00 2000 – 2000 1 Fountain Hills
50 683 4 1 4.00 2008 – 2008 1 Goodricke-Pigott Observatory, Tucson
51 688 11 6 1.83 1982 – 2017 36 Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station
52 689 1306 8 163.25 1958 – 2012 55 U.S. Naval Observatory, Flagstaff
53 690 23 3 7.67 1929 – 1981 53 Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff
54 691 662 15 44.13 1992 – 2021 30 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch
55 693 25 6 4.17 1967 – 2000 34 Catalina Station, Tucson
56 695 157 29 5.41 1969 – 2014 46 Kitt Peak
57 696 61 10 6.10 1997 – 2002 6 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins
58 697 2 1 2.00 2000 – 2000 1 Kitt Peak, McGraw-Hill
59 699 193 8 24.13 1998 – 2006 9 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS
60 703 221 8 27.63 1999 – 2023 25 Catalina Sky Survey
61 704 1663 9 184.78 1998 – 2013 16 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico
62 705 3 1 3.00 2004 – 2004 1 Apache Point
63 709 76 2 38.00 1997 – 1998 2 W & B Observatory, Cloudcroft
64 711 584 10 58.40 1942 – 1995 54 McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis
65 732 15 3 5.00 2000 – 2000 1 Oaxaca
66 739 8 2 4.00 2000 – 2000 1 Sunflower Observatory, Olathe
67 754 75 4 18.75 1904 – 1955 52 Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay
68 757 2 1 2.00 1999 – 1999 1 High Point
69 760 4 1 4.00 1963 – 1970 8 Goethe Link Observatory, Brooklyn
70 761 3 1 3.00 2001 – 2001 1 Zephyrhills
71 786 47 1 47.00 1905 – 1927 23 U.S. Naval Obs., Washington (since 1893)
72 800 16 2 8.00 1898 – 1899 2 Harvard Observatory, Arequipa
73 802 1 1 1.00 1894 – 1894 1 Harvard Observatory, Cambridge
74 807 482 85 5.67 1998 – 2022 25 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena
75 808 6 2 3.00 1965 – 1965 1 El Leoncito
76 809 180 22 8.18 1981 – 2013 33 European Southern Observatory, La Silla
77 822 17 2 8.50 1939 – 1952 14 Cordoba
78 829 4 1 4.00 1998 – 1998 1 Complejo Astronomico El Leoncito
79 835 9 1 9.00 1999 – 1999 1 Drum Hill Station, Chelmsford
80 850 25 1 25.00 2014 – 2014 1 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee
81 858 8 1 8.00 2023 – 2023 1 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood
82 874 433 9 48.11 1993 – 1999 7 Observatorio do Pico dos Dias, Itajuba
83 888 14 1 14.00 1988 – 1989 2 Gekko
84 910 3 1 3.00 1997 – 1997 1 Caussols-ODAS
85 919 2 1 2.00 2000 – 2000 1 Desert Beaver Observatory
86 926 53 7 7.57 2000 – 2014 15 Tenagra II Observatory, Nogales
87 938 8 2 4.00 2002 – 2021 20 Linhaceira
88 950 78 19 4.11 1997 – 2011 15 La Palma
89 958 9 2 4.50 2007 – 2013 7 Observatoire de Dax
90 A13 20 1 20.00 2005 – 2005 1 Observatoire Naef, Ependes
91 A50 13 2 6.50 2008 – 2011 4 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory
92 B01 6 2 3.00 2007 – 2011 5 Taunus Observatory, Frankfurt
93 B18 9 1 9.00 1998 – 1998 1 Terskol
94 C41 10 3 3.33 2014 – 2015 2 MASTER-II Observatory, Kislovodsk
95 C51 275 10 27.50 2010 – 2024 15 WISE
96 C73 11 2 5.50 2011 – 2013 3 Galati Observatory
97 C77 3 1 3.00 2013 – 2013 1 Bernezzo Observatory
98 C95 47 9 5.22 2013 – 2020 8 SATINO Remote Observatory, Haute Provence
99 D00 8 2 4.00 2012 – 2012 1 ASC-Kislovodsk Observatory
100 D29 644 13 49.54 2007 – 2025 19 Purple Mountain Observatory, XuYi Station
101 D35 7 3 2.33 2006 – 2008 3 Lulin Observatory
102 E07 559 17 32.88 2011 – 2015 5 Murrumbateman
103 E10 7 2 3.50 2010 – 2010 1 Siding Spring-Faulkes Telescope South
104 E12 40 6 6.67 2005 – 2011 7 Siding Spring Survey
105 E23 3 1 3.00 2023 – 2023 1 Arcadia
106 F51 600 24 25.00 2011 – 2024 14 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala
107 F52 33 6 5.50 2015 – 2024 10 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala
108 G34 4 1 4.00 2021 – 2021 1 Oberfrauendorf
109 G36 985 11 89.55 2011 – 2022 12 Calar Alto-CASADO
110 G37 21 8 2.63 2014 – 2022 9 Lowell Discovery Telescope
111 G40 51 7 7.29 2015 – 2020 6 Slooh.com Canary Islands Observatory
112 G45 427 7 61.00 2014 – 2016 3 Space Surveillance Telescope, Atom Site
113 G68 15 1 15.00 2010 – 2010 1 Sierra Stars Observatory, Markleeville
114 G80 217 1 217.00 2015 – 2015 1 Sierra Remote Observatories, Auberry
115 G84 6 1 6.00 2013 – 2013 1 Mount Lemmon SkyCenter
116 G92 14 3 4.67 2006 – 2006 1 Jarnac Observatory, Vail
117 G96 513 17 30.18 2005 – 2025 21 Mt. Lemmon Survey
118 H01 4 1 4.00 2009 – 2009 1 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro
119 H06 47 9 5.22 2006 – 2013 8 iTelescope Observatory, Mayhill
120 H07 8 1 8.00 2014 – 2014 1 7300 Observatory, Cloudcroft
121 H15 27 4 6.75 2010 – 2017 8 ISON-NM Observatory, Mayhill
122 H21 7 2 3.50 2011 – 2012 2 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield
123 H29 6 1 6.00 2003 – 2003 1 Ivywood Observatory, Edmond
124 H82 6 1 6.00 2010 – 2010 1 CBA-NOVAC Observatory, Front Royal
125 I02 4 4 1.00 1998 – 1998 1 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena--2MASS
126 I41 379 10 37.90 2010 – 2024 15 Palomar Mountain--ZTF
127 I52 4 1 4.00 2019 – 2019 1 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station
128 I77 8 1 8.00 2010 – 2010 1 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte
129 I89 46 7 6.57 2013 – 2013 1 iTelescope Observatory, Nerpio
130 J04 9 2 4.50 2010 – 2015 6 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife
131 J37 9 3 3.00 2008 – 2011 4 Huelva
132 J43 136 8 17.00 2011 – 2024 14 Oukaimeden Observatory, Marrakech
133 J75 48 5 9.60 2009 – 2011 3 OAM Observatory, La Sagra
134 K33 4 1 4.00 2013 – 2013 1 San Defendente
135 K83 14 1 14.00 2020 – 2020 1 Beppe Forti Astronomical Observatory, Montelupo
136 K95 10 2 5.00 2016 – 2017 2 MASTER-SAAO Observatory, Sutherland
137 L01 3 1 3.00 2019 – 2019 1 Visnjan Observatory, Tican
138 L51 3 1 3.00 2022 – 2022 1 MARGO, Nauchnyi
139 M11 3 1 3.00 2022 – 2022 1 Novaastro Observatory, Banon
140 M22 460 8 57.50 2022 – 2025 4 ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland
141 O18 6 2 3.00 2023 – 2023 1 WFST, Lenghu
142 P07 554 7 79.14 2021 – 2024 4 Space Surveillance Telescope, HEH Station
143 T05 3129 10 312.90 2016 – 2025 10 ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala
144 T08 2841 11 258.27 2017 – 2025 9 ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa
145 T09 19 3 6.33 2016 – 2021 6 Subaru Telescope, Maunakea
146 T12 3 2 1.50 2018 – 2018 1 University of Hawaii 88-inch telescope, Maunakea
147 T14 2630 219 12.01 2003 – 2023 21 Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Maunakea
148 U55 3 1 3.00 2022 – 2022 1 Golden Ears Observatory, Maple Ridge
149 U69 2 1 2.00 2014 – 2014 1 iTelescope SRO Observatory, Auberry
150 V00 52 6 8.67 2021 – 2025 5 Kitt Peak-Bok
151 V30 9 2 4.50 2014 – 2014 1 Heaven on Earth Observatory, Mayhill
152 V37 8 1 8.00 2014 – 2014 1 McDonald Observatory-LCO ELP
153 W68 1025 8 128.13 2022 – 2025 4 ATLAS Chile, Rio Hurtado
154 W76 13 3 4.33 2020 – 2022 3 CHILESCOPE Observatory, Rio Hurtado
155 W84 630 37 17.03 2013 – 2022 10 Cerro Tololo-DECam
156 W88 28 6 4.67 2015 – 2021 7 Slooh.com Chile Observatory, La Dehesa
157 W92 3 1 3.00 2023 – 2023 1 MASTER-OAFA Observatory, San Juan
158 W94 3 1 3.00 2022 – 2022 1 MAPS, San Pedro de Atacama
159 W98 3 1 3.00 2017 – 2017 1 Polonia Observatory, San Pedro de Atacama
160 X74 12 4 3.00 2019 – 2020 2 Observatorio Campo dos Amarais
161 Y00 45 7 6.43 2014 – 2022 9 SONEAR Observatory, Oliveira
162 Y05 9 3 3.00 2023 – 2023 1 SONEAR Wykrota-CEAMIG, Serra da Piedade
163 Y89 9 2 4.50 2023 – 2023 1 Proxima Centauri Observatory, Valdin
164 Z22 12 3 4.00 2016 – 2017 2 MASTER-IAC Observatory, Tenerife
165 Z32 18 1 18.00 2023 – 2023 1 Observatorio Astrofisico de Javalambre
166 Z80 56 8 7.00 2016 – 2023 8 Northolt Branch Observatory
167 Z84 3 1 3.00 2017 – 2017 1 Calar Alto-Schmidt
Sum 167 35047 359 97.62 1894 – 2025 132 167 names