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Royal Observatory of Belgium

1834 establishments in BelgiumAstronomical observatories in BelgiumBuildings and structures in BrusselsMinor-planet discovering observatoriesOrganisations based in Belgium with royal patronage
Research institutes in BelgiumUccleWilliam I of the Netherlands
Ancien observatoire royal de Bruxelles 1
Ancien observatoire royal de Bruxelles 1

The Royal Observatory of Belgium (French: Observatoire Royal de Belgique, Dutch: Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België), has been situated in the Uccle municipality of Brussels (Belgium) since 1890. It was first established in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in 1826 by William I under the impulse of Adolphe Quetelet. It was home to a 100 cm (39 in) diameter aperture Zeiss reflector in the first half of the 20th century, one of the largest telescopes in the world at the time. It owns a variety of other astronomical instruments, such as astrographs, as well as a range of seismograph equipment (for detecting earthquakes). Its main activities are: Reference systems and geodynamics; Astrometry and dynamics of celestial bodies; Astrophysics; Solar physics.The asteroid 1276 Ucclia is named in honour of the city and the observatory and 16908 Groeselenberg is named for the hill the observatory is located on.

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