Argentine National Observatory

Argentine National Observatory
Alternative names	Astronomical Observatory of Cordoba
Organization	National University of Córdoba ;
Observatory code	822
Location	Córdoba Province, Argentina
Coordinates	31°25′17″S 64°11′56″W
Established	1871
Website	www.oac.unc.edu.ar
Telescopes	Bosque Alegre ground station ;
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The Argentine National Observatory, today the Astronomical Observatory of Córdoba, was founded on 24 October 1871, by Argentine president Domingo F. Sarmiento and the North American astronomer Benjamin Apthorp Gould.

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