Reedy Creek Observatory (
obs. code:
428
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Year 428 ( CDXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Felix and Taurus (or, less frequently, year 1181 ''Ab u ...
) is an
astronomical observatory
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the location for observations of
near-Earth object
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s by
John Broughton, an
Australian amateur astronomer.
The observatory is located in
Reedy Creek, a suburb of
Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the state of Queensland, Australia, approximately south-southeast of the centre of the state capital Brisbane. With a population over 600,000, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, the ...
, at above sea level.
See also
* Asteroid
24105 Broughton
24105 Broughton (provisional designation ) is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. The assumed S-type asteroid was discovered on 9 November 1999, by American amateur astronomer Charles ...
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List of astronomical observatories
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References
External links
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Dome of the Reedy Creek Observatory image
Announcement of P/2005 T5
Astronomical observatories in Queensland
Buildings and structures on the Gold Coast, Queensland
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