Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory
The Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory () is an astronomical observatory located at altitude in Stroncone, near the city of Terni, in Umbria, north central Italy. It is an active center for the discovery of asteroids. Stroncone is also known as IAU/MPC observatory 589. It is located at longitude 12º38'24"E, latitude 42º30'55"N. The main-belt asteroid 5609 Stroncone, discovered by amateur astronomer Antonio Vagnozzi at Stroncone in 1993, was named after the suburb where the discovering observatory is located.