| Starkenburg Observatory | |
| Location: | Starkenburg, Germany |
| Coordinates: | 49.6469°N 8.652°W |
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The Starkenburg Observatory (de|'''Starkenburg-Sternwarte''') is an astronomical observatory in Heppenheim, Germany. It was founded in 1970, and currently has about 150 members.
The observatory was the venue for the 1997 and 2003 meetings of the European Radio Astronomy Congress. The amateur astronomers at the observatory have discovered more than 40 asteroids and participate in the tracking of near earth asteroids.
The instruments at the observatory consists of:
The two main-belt asteroids 6864 Starkenburg and 14080 Heppenheim were named in honor of the medieval castle, the adjunct observatory and the nearby town Heppenheim, respectively.
As of 2016, IAU's Minor Planet Center (MPC) credits the discovery of 52 numbered minor planets directly to the observatory (group discovery) including 47 discoveries to "Starkenburg" (1997–2009), and 5 discoveries to "Heppenheim" (1997–2002), for which no apparent distinction can be made.
| important; height: 540px; | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 1997 |   | ||
| 18 February 1998 |   | ||
| 1 April 1997 |   | ||
| 27 October 1997 |   | ||
| 21 October 1997 |   | ||
| 29 October 1998 |   | ||
| 19 May 1998 |   | ||
| 27 September 1997 |   | ||
| 7 February 1998 |   | ||
| 28 March 1998 |   | ||
| 2 April 2000 |   | ||
| 3 September 1999 |   | ||
| 29 November 1999 |   | ||
| 1 November 1997 |   | ||
| 25 April 2000 |   | ||
| 5 May 2000 |   | ||
| 28 September 1997 |   | ||
| 11 September 1999 |   | ||
| 24 August 2000 |   | ||
| 13 October 1999 |   |
| important; height: 540px; | |||
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| 27 October 1999 |   | ||
| 29 December 1998 |   | ||
| 5 May 2000 |   | ||
| 15 May 1998 |   | ||
| 13 October 1999 |   | ||
| 3 November 1999 |   | ||
| 10 September 1999 |   | ||
| 13 September 2002 |   | ||
| 23 December 2000 |   | ||
| 10 November 2001 |   | ||
| 8 December 2001 |   | ||
| 24 August 2000 |   | ||
| 11 September 1999 |   | ||
| 27 October 1999 |   | ||
| 14 October 1999 |   | ||
| 3 November 1999 |   | ||
| 17 October 1999 |   | ||
| 21 December 2000 |   | ||
| 8 September 1999 |   | ||
| 9 December 2002 |   |
| important; height: 393px;" | ||
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| 10 November 2001 |   | |
| 19 March 2009 |   | |
| 19 April 2009 |   | |
| 3 November 1999 |   | |
| 22 December 2000 |   | |
| 25 October 2008 |   | |
| 17 February 2009 |   | |
| 14 February 2009 |   | |
| 17 February 2009 |   | |
| 14 February 2009 |   | |
| 14 February 2009 |   | |
| 20 March 2009 |   | |
| The MPC credits discovery to: Starkenburg Heppenheim |
For the table below, the mentioned astronomers may or may not be credited directly with the discovery by the MPC. Instead, the discovery site/observatory, "Starkenburg" or "Heppenheim", may be the sole credited discoverer, as for 18610 Arthurdent (discovered at Heppenheim by Starkenburg).
| Asteroids discovered: 52 (47+5) | |||
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| October 8, 1997 | M. Busch, W. Ernst, K. Sonneberg, L. Kurtze | ||
| February 18, 1998 | P. Geffert, J. Rothermel, E. Schwab, R. Stoss | ||
| April 1, 1997 | W. Ernst, K. Sonneberg, R. Stoss | ||
| October 27, 1997 | M. Busch, W. Ernst, K. Sonneberg, L. Kurtze | ||
| October 21, 1997 | M. Busch, L. Kurtze | ||
| October 29, 1998 | M. Busch, P. Geffert, R. Stoss | ||
| May 19, 1998 | A. Busch, M. Busch, E. Schwab | ||
| September 27, 1997 | R. Stoss | ||
| February 7, 1998 | F. Hormuth | ||
| March 28, 1998 | F. Hormuth, J. Rothermel, R. Stoss | ||
| September 3, 1999 | M. Busch, R. Stoss | ||
| November 29, 1999 | M. Busch, R. Stoss, R. Kresken | ||
| November 1, 1997 | R. Stoss | ||
| May 5, 2000 | E. Schwab, R. Stoss | ||
| May 5, 2000 | R. Stoss, E. Schwab |