Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’
Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’ is an university building in Ognina - Picanello - Barriera - Canalicchio, Catania, Sicily. Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’ is situated nearby to the university Cittadella Universitaria, as well as near the hospital Ospedale Gaspare Rodolico.- Email: oacatania@oact.inaf.it
- Type: University building
- Also known as: “Catania Astrophysical Observatory”, “OACT ‘A.Riccò’”, “Osservatorio Astrofisico Annibale Ricco”, and “Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania ‘Annibale Riccò’”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stadio Angelo Massimino and Gioeni Park.
Stadio Angelo Massimino
Stadium
Photo: Supergaefs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stadio Angelo Massimino is a multi-use stadium in Catania, Italy. It is used mostly for football matches and the home of Calcio Catania. The stadium was built in 1935 by architect Raffaele Leone on behalf of the company owned by Antonio Ferro and holds 23,266 people. Stadio Angelo Massimino is situated 1½ km south of Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’.
Gioeni Park
Park
Photo: Francesco Lombardi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gioeni Park is situated 1 km east of Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’.
Cibali railway station
Railway station
Photo: VincentLR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cibali railway station is situated 1 km southwest of Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canalicchio and Antico Corso.
Canalicchio
Village
Canalicchio is a frazione of the comune of Tremestieri Etneo in the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. It is located very close to the city of Catania. Canalicchio is situated 2½ km northeast of Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’.
Antico Corso
Neighborhood
San Berillo
Neighborhood
Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Berillo is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km southeast of Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’.
Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’
- Categories: astronomical observatory, building, and education
- Location: Ognina - Picanello - Barriera - Canalicchio, Catania, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
37.52886° or 37° 31′ 44″ northLongitude
15.07193° or 15° 4′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8F9QG3HC+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 28489064OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityWikidata ID
Q139803843
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡塔尼亞天文台”
- Chinese: “卡塔尼亞天文臺”
- Dutch: “Catania Astrophysisch Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد كاتانيا للفيزياء الفلكيه”
- French: “observatoire astrophysique de Catane ‘A. Riccò’”
- French: “Observatoire astrophysique de Catane ‘A. Riccò’”
- German: “Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania”
- Italian: “INAF - Osservatorio astrofisico di Catania Annibale Ricco‘”
- Italian: “OACT - Sede “A. Riccò” (Catania)”
- Italian: “osservatorio astrofisico ‘Annibale Riccò’ CT”
- Italian: “osservatorio astrofisico di Catania ‘A. Riccò’”
- Italian: “osservatorio astrofisico di Catania Annibale Riccò”
- Japanese: “カターニア天体物理観測所”
- Japanese: “セロ・アルマソネス天文台”
- Luxembourgish: “Astrophyseschen Observatoire vu Catania”
- Romanian: “Observatorul de Astrofizică din Catania”
- Ukrainian: “Катанська астрофізична обсерваторія”
- Urdu: “کٹانیا ایسٹروفیزیکل رصدگاہ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca INAF. Osservatorio astrofisico di Catania. Università di Catania and Cittadella Universitaria.
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