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|name = Badlands Observatory
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|location = [[Quinn, South Dakota]],
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The '''Badlands Observatory''' (IAU code [[IAU code#918|918]]) is an [[astronomical observatory]] named after the [[Badlands National Park]], located in [[Quinn, South Dakota|Quinn]], South Dakota, near the city of [[Wall, South Dakota|Wall]], United States. The observatory
by American amateur astronomer [[Ron Dyvig]], who was associated with the Optical Sciences Center and Steward Observatory of the University of Arizona. While there, he occasionally participated in observing runs using the telescopes on Kitt Peak. [[Kitt Peak Observatory]]
As of November 2016, a total of 25 numbered [[minor planet]]s were discovered at the observatory. The [[Minor Planet Center]] credits these discoveries to Ron Dyvig and to the observatory, respectively.
When the observatory opened in a former medical facility, the town of Quinn installed hoods over the street lights to reduce [[light pollution]].<ref name=$25k>{{cite news
▲As of November 2016, a total of 25 numbered [[minor planet]]s were discovered at the observatory. The [[Minor Planet Center]] credits these discoveries to Ron Dyvig and to the observatory, respectively. As an anomaly, the main-belt asteroid {{mpf|(315495) 2008 AQ|3}} discovered at Badlands Observatory in 2008, is credited to Italian amateur astronomer [[Fabrizio Tozzi]].<ref name="MPC-315495" /> Asteroid [[26715 South Dakota]], discovered by Ron Dyvig in 2001, is named after the U.S. state South Dakota, where the Badland observatory is located.<ref name="springer-South-Dakota" />
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== List of discovered minor planets ==
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The Minor Planet Center credits the discovery of the following minor planets directly to the Badlands Observatory:<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />
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| {{mp|(26715) South Dakota}} || 16 April 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|26715|list}}}}
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| {{mp|(51570) Phendricksen}} || 17 April 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|51570|list}}}}
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| {{mp|(51772) Sparker}} || 16 June 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|51570|list}}}}
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| {{mp|(54720) Kentstevens}} || 15 May 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|54720|list}}}}
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| {{mp|(63528) Kocherhans}} || 13 August 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|63528|list}}}}
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| {{mp|(82361) 2001 MV|6}} || 23 June 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|82361|list}}}}
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| {{mp|(94291) Django}} || 21 February 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|94291|list}}}}
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| {{mp|(134973) 2001 FA}} || 16 March 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|134973|list}}}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 89%; float: left; width: 25em; margin-right: 1em; line-height: 1.65em !important; height: 110px;"▼
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| {{mp|(160882) 2001 PC|29}} || 15 August 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|160882|list}}}}
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| {{mp|(208349) 2001 RX|10}} || 11 September 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|208349|list}}}}
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▲{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 89%; float: left; width: 25em; margin-right: 1em; line-height: 1.65em !important; height: 110px;"
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| {{mp|(220245) 2002 XR|45}} || 10 December 2002|| {{small|{{LoMP|220245|list}}}}
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| {{mp|(252591) 2001 XO|1}} || 9 December 2001|| {{small|{{LoMP|252591|list}}}}
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| {{mp|(315495) 2008 AQ|3}} || 10 January 2008|| {{small|{{LoMP|315495|list}}}}
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== See also ==
* [[List of asteroid-discovering observatories]]
* [[List of astronomical observatories]]
* {{Section link|List of minor planet discoverers|Discovering dedicated institutions}}
* [[List of observatory codes]]
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|title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (26715) South Dakota
|last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D.
|publisher = [[Springer Berlin Heidelberg]]
|page = 880
|date = 2007
|isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3
|doi = 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_9845 |chapter = (26715) South Dakota }}</ref>
<ref name="MPC-Discoverers">{{cite web
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<ref name="Badlands-Obs">{{cite web
|archive-date = 26 December 2007
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== External links ==
* [http://cleardarksky.com/c/BdlndsObSDkey.html Badlands Observatory Clear sky clock] Weather forecasts of observing conditions.
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