Višnjan Observatory (; obs. code: 120) is an astronomical observatory located near the village of Višnjan in Croatia. It is headed by Korado Korlević, a prolific astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. In 2009, the Višnjan observatory moved to Tičan (at ) and received the obs. code L01 on 5 October 2017 (). In 2009, a new building of the observatory was opened near the village of Tičan, approximately 2.5 kilometers away.
According to the statistic on observatory's website (Višnjan and Tičan) as of 2016, a total of 1420 asteroids and 2 comets have been discovered at the observatory, which uses 11 telescopes and has a staff of 78 members and volunteers.
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) directly credits the Višnjan Observatory with the discovery of 108 minor planets (see list below), while 1294 discoveries are credited to Korado Korlević. (The observatory's statistic may also include unnumbered minor planets for which the MPC does not assign a discoverer.) Brčić is an IT specialist who runs a computer company and is involved in robotics. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of two asteroids in 1995, both discovered in collaboration with Korlević. He discovered 11604 Novigrad on October 21, 1995.
List of discovered minor planets
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| 9429 Poreč || 14 March 1996||
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| 12123 Pazin || 18 July 1999||
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| 12541 Makarska || 15 August 1998||
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| 12581 Rovinj || 8 September 1999||
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| || 11 September 1999||
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| || 17 September 1999||
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| || 29 September 1999||
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| || 29 August 1998||
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| || 25 August 1998||
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| || 23 August 1998||
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| || 23 August 1998||
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| || 29 August 1998||
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| || 24 September 1998||
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| || 25 August 1998||
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| || 29 August 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 14 February 1996||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 16 May 1996||
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| || 13 March 1997||
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| || 17 August 1998||
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| || 24 May 1996||
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| || 25 April 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 23 April 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 16 October 1999||
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| || 31 July 1998||
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| || 17 August 1998||
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| || 6 May 1998||
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| || 25 August 1998||
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| || 26 August 1998||
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| || 10 September 1998||
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| || 16 September 1998||
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| || 24 September 1998||
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| || 10 September 1998||
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| || 21 September 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 17 August 1998||
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| || 23 August 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 29 August 1998||
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| || 17 September 1998||
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| || 25 August 1998||
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| || 16 January 1996||
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| || 5 April 1996||
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| || 14 January 1999||
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| || 16 May 1996||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 23 February 1996||
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| || 22 September 1998||
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| || 29 July 1998||
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| || 17 August 1998||
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| || 18 September 1998||
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| || 15 September 1999||
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| || 15 April 1996||
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| || 29 March 1998||
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| || 29 March 1998||
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| || 17 August 1998||
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| || 25 August 1998||
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| || 20 April 1998||
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| || 17 August 1998||
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| || 26 August 1998||
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| || 29 August 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 29 September 1998||
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| || 17 August 1998||
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| || 15 September 1998||
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| || 24 April 1998||
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| || 25 April 1998||
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| || 17 August 1998||
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| || 17 August 1998||
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| || 25 August 1998||
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| || 18 September 1998||
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| || 17 September 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 24 September 1998||
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| || 18 September 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 24 September 1998||
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| || 12 April 1996||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 22 April 1998||
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| || 18 September 1998||
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| || 19 April 1999||
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| || 10 September 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 30 July 1998||
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| || 25 August 1998||
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| || 11 November 1998||
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| || 16 January 1999||
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| || 17 August 1998||
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| || 15 September 1998||
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| || 22 September 1998||
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| || 23 September 1998||
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| || 10 September 1998||
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| || 1 August 1998||
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| || 10 September 1998||
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| || 21 April 1998||
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| || 30 July 1998||
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| || 15 November 1998||
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| || 21 September 1998||
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| || 21 September 1998||
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See also
- List of asteroid-discovering observatories
- List of astronomical observatories
- List of observatory codes
References
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External links
- http://www.en.sci.hr/