Nyrölä Observatory

Nyrölä Observatory (Finnish: Nyrölän observatorio) is an amateur astronomical observatory in Finland. It is owned and operated by the astronomical association Jyväskylän Sirius ry, and located in the countryside village of Nyrölä near Jyväskylä.

Nyrölä Observatory

Organization	Jyväskylän Sirius ry
Observatory code	174
Location	Nyrölä, Jyväskylä, Finland
Coordinates	62°20′32″N 25°30′47″E
Altitude	200 metres (660 ft)
Website	www.ursa.fi/sirius/nytt/nytt_info.html
Telescopes
unnamed 40 cm Meade LX200 unnamed 20 cm Meade LX200
Location of Nyrölä Observatory

Discoveries: asteroid 22978 Nyrola that was the first asteroid discovered by Finnish amateur astronomers, Harri Hyvönen, Marko Moilanen and Arto Oksanen. The Minor Planet Center currently credits this discovery to the observatory (MPC).

See also

• List of astronomical observatories
• Hankasalmi Observatory