Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’

Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’ is a university building in , , . Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’ is situated near the university , as well as near the hospital .
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  • Email: oacatania@oact.inaf.it
  • Type: University building
  • Also known as: “Catania Astrophysical Observatory”, “INAF - Osservatorio astrofisico di Catania Annibale Ricco‘”, “OACT - Sede “A. Riccò” (Catania)”, “OACT ‘A.Riccò’”, “osservatorio astrofisico ‘Annibale Riccò’ CT”, “Osservatorio Astrofisico Annibale Ricco”, “osservatorio astrofisico di Catania ‘A. Riccò’”, “Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania ‘Annibale Riccò’”, and “セロ・アルマソネス天文台”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Stadio Angelo Massimino and Gioeni Park.

Stadium
Photo: Supergaefs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-use stadium in , 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. is situated 1½ km south of Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’.

Park
Photo: Francesco Lombardi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km east of Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’.

Railway station
Photo: VincentLR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km southwest of Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canalicchio and Antico Corso.

Village
is a frazione of the comune of in the Metropolitan City of Catania, , southern . It is located very close to the city of . is situated 2½ km northeast of Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’.

Neighborhood
Photo: GCR10, CC0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km south of Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’.

Neighborhood
Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km southeast of Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’.

Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘A. Riccò’

Latitude
37.52886° or 37° 31′ 44″ north
Longitude
15.07193° or 15° 4′ 19″ east
Open location code
8F9QG3HC+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28489064
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Wiki­data 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: “osservatorio astrofisico di Catania Annibale Riccò”
  • Japanese: “カターニア天体物理観測所”
  • Luxembourgish: “Astrophyseschen Observatoire vu Catania”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul de Astrofizică din Catania”
  • Ukrainian: “Катанська астрофізична обсерваторія”
  • Urdu: “کٹانیا ایسٹروفیزیکل رصدگاہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Biblioteca INAF - Osservatorio astrofisico di Catania and Cittadella Universitaria.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ex clinica pediatrica and Padiglione 8 - Cardiologia.

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