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Observatory Naef Épendes

Astronomical observatories in SwitzerlandBuildings and structures in the canton of Fribourg
Observatoire ependes
Observatoire ependes

Observatory Robert A. Naef (French: Observatoire Robert-A. Naef) is an astronomical observatory located at Épendes, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland at 7.13938 degrees east of Greenwich and 46.76236 degrees north latitude. Its parallax constants are : ρ sin φ' = 0.68632 (Earth radii from the rotation axis) and ρ cos φ' = +0.72501 (Earth radii from the equatorial plane). The observatory was named in memory of Robert Adolf Naef (1907–1975). The minor planet 1906 Naef was named in his honour.

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Observatory Naef Épendes
Route du Petit-Ependes, Bois-d’Amont

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Route du Petit-Ependes
1731 Bois-d’Amont
Fribourg, Switzerland
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