Purple Mountain Observatory

**Purple Mountain Observatory** is an observatory. It uses telescopes to look at stars and new objects in space.  It is on Purple Mountain in Nanjing, China.

## Asteroids

Many asteroids were found at the observatory. Among the asteroids found are the Trojan asteroids 2223 Sarpedon, 2260 Neoptolemus, 2363 Cebriones, 2456 Palamedes, and 3494 Purple Mountain.

|colspan="2" style="white-space: nowrap;"|Asteroids discovered: 147|
| --- | --- |
|1125 China|October 30 1957|
|1802 Zhang Heng|October 9 1964|
|1888 Zu Chong-Zhi|November 9 1964|
|1972 Yi Xing|November 9 1964|
|2012 Guo Shou-Jing|October 9 1964|
|2027 Shen Guo|November 9 1964|
|2045 Peking|October 8 1964|
|2077 Kiangsu|December 18 1974|
|2078 Nanking|January 12 1975|
|2085 Henan|December 20 1965|
|2162 Anhui|January 30 1966|
|2169 Taiwan|November 9 1964|
|2184 Fujian|October 9 1964|
|2185 Guangdong|November 20 1965|
|2197 Shanghai|December 30 1965|
|2209 Tianjin|October 28 1978|
|2215 Sichuan|November 12 1964|
|2223 Sarpedon|October 4 1977|
|2230 Yunnan|October 29 1978|
|2255 Qinghai|November 3 1977|
|2260 Neoptolemus|November 26 1975|
|2263 Shaanxi|October 30 1978|
|2336 Xinjiang|November 26 1975|
|2344 Xizang|September 27 1979|
|2355 Nei Monggol|October 30 1978|
|2363 Cebriones|October 4 1977|
|2380 Heilongjiang|September 18 1965|
|2387 Xi'an|March 17 1975|
|2398 Jilin|October 24 1965|
|2425 Shenzhen|March 17 1975|
|2456 Palamedes|January 30 1966|
|2503 Liaoning|October 16 1965|
|2505 Hebei|October 31 1975|
|2510 Shandong|October 10 1979|
|2514 Taiyuan|October 8 1964|
|2515 Gansu|October 9 1964|
|2539 Ningxia|October 8 1964|
|2547 Hubei|October 9 1964|
|2592 Hunan|January 30 1966|
|2617 Jiangxi|November 26 1975|
|2631 Zhejiang|October 7 1980|
|2632 Guizhou|November 6 1980|
|2655 Guangxi|December 14 1974|
|2693 Yan'an|November 3 1977|
|2719 Suzhou|September 22 1965|
|2729 Urumqi|October 18 1979|
|2743 Chengdu|November 21 1965|
|2752 Wu Chien-Shiung|September 20 1965|
|2778 Tangshan|December 14 1979|
|2789 Foshan|December 6 1956|
|2790 Needham|October 19 1965|
|2851 Harbin|October 30 1978|
|2886 Tinkaping|December 20 1965|
|2899 Runrun Shaw|October 8 1964|
|2903 Zhuhai|October 23 1981|
|2963 Chen Jiageng|November 9 1964|
|3011 Chongqing|November 26 1978|
|3014 Huangsushu|October 11 1979|
|3024 Hainan|October 23 1981|
|3028 Zhangguoxi|October 9 1978|
|3048 Guangzhou|October 8 1964|
|3051 Nantong|December 19 1974|
|3088 Jinxiuzhonghua|October 24 1981|
|3089 Oujianquan|December 3 1981|
|3136 Anshan|November 18 1981|
|3139 Shantou|November 11 1980|
|3171 Wangshouguan|November 19 1979|
|3187 Dalian|October 10 1977|
|3206 Wuhan|November 13 1980|
|3221 Changshi|December 2 1981|
|3239 Meizhou|October 29 1978|
|3241 Yeshuhua|November 28 1978|
|3297 Hong Kong|November 26 1978|
|3335 Quanzhou|January 1 1966|
|3340 Yinhai|October 12 1979|
|3388 Tsanghinchi|December 21 1981|
|3405 Daiwensai|October 30 1964|
|3421 Yangchenning|November 26 1975|
|3443 Leetsungdao|September 26 1979|
|3462 Zhouguangzhao|October 25 1981|
|3463 Kaokuen|December 3 1981|
|3476 Dongguan|October 28 1978|
|3494 Purple Mountain|December 7 1980|
|3502 Huangpu|October 9 1964|
|3509 Sanshui|October 28 1978|
|3513 Quqinyue|October 16 1965|
|3542 Tanjiazhen|October 9 1964|
|3543 Ningbo|November 11 1964|
|3556 Lixiaohua|October 30 1964|
|3560 Chenqian|September 3 1980|
|3570 Wuyeesun|December 14 1979|
|3609 Liloketai|November 13 1980|
|3611 Dabu|December 20 1981|
|3613 Kunlun|November 10 1982|
|3643 Tienchanglin|October 29 1978|
|3650 Kunming|October 30 1978|
|3678 Mongmanwai|January 20 1966|
|3704 Gaoshiqi|December 20 1981|
|3729 Yangzhou|November 1 1983|
|3746 Heyuan|October 8 1964|
|3763 Qianxuesen|October 14 1980|
|3812 Lidaksum|January 11 1965|
|3844 Lujiaxi|January 30 1966|
|3901 Nanjingdaxue|April 7 1958|
|3960 Chaliubieju|January 20 1955|
|4047 Chang'E|October 8 1964|
|(4073) 1981 UE10|October 23 1981|
|(4245) 1981 UC10|October 29 1981|
|4273 Dunhuang|October 29 1978|
|4360 Xuyi|October 9 1964|
|4431 Holeungholee|November 28 1978|
|4562 Poleungkuk|October 21 1979|
|4566 Chaokuangpiu|November 27 1981|
|4651 Wongkwancheng|October 31 1957|
|4730 Xingmingzhou|December 7 1980|
|(4913) 1965 SO|September 20 1965|
|(4925) 1981 XH2|December 3 1981|
|(4988) 1980 VU1|November 6 1980|
|(5013) 1964 VT1|November 9 1964|
|(5045) 1978 UL2|October 29 1978|
|5198 Fongyunwah|January 16 1975|
|(5217) 1966 CL|February 13 1966|
|(5267) 1966 CF|February 13 1966|
|5389 Choikaiyau|October 29 1981|
|5390 Huichiming|December 19 1981|
|(5537) 1964 TA2|October 9 1964|
|5538 Luichewoo|October 9 1964|
|5539 Limporyen|October 16 1965|
|(5709) 1977 TS3|October 12 1977|
|(5892) 1981 YS1|December 23 1981|
|(6283) 1980 VX1|November 6 1980|
|(6430) 1964 UP|October 30 1964|
|(7920) 1981 XM2|December 3 1981|
|(8126) 1966 BL|January 20 1966|
|8256 Shenzhou|October 25 1981|
|(8981) 1964 YJ|December 31 1964|
|8992 Magnanimity|October 14 1980|
|(9512) 1966 CM|February 13 1966|
|(9517) 1977 VL1|November 3 1977|
|(9710) 1964 VN1|November 9 1964|
|(10017) 1978 UP2|October 30 1978|
|(10687) 1980 XX|December 7 1980|
|(11439) 1974 XW|December 14 1974|
|(12181) 1964 VL1|November 9 1964|
|(15677) 1980 TZ5|October 14 1980|
|(16350) 1964 VZ2|November 11 1964|
|(23408) 1977 TU3|October 12 1977|

## Infobox (observatory)

- **name**: Purple Mountain Observatory
- **image**:
- **caption**: Purple Mountain Observatory
- **organization**: Chinese Academy of Sciences
- **code**: 330
- **location**: Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Jiangsu
- **locmapin**: China Jiangsu Nanjing
- **established**: 1934