Jura Observatory

Vicques, Switzerland

The Jura Observatory (Observatoire astronomique jurassien) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Jura Astronomy Society (Société Jurassienne d'Astronomie, SJA). Built in 1993/1998, it is located near Vicques in the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its IAU observatory code is 185. On August 28, 2008, Michel Ory discovered the periodic comet P/2008 Q2 (Ory) at the observatory.

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