Observatory of Turin

Observatory of Turin
Organization INAF
Code 022
Location Pino Torinese, Italy
Coordinates 45°02′29″N 7°45′54″E / 45.041292°N 7.765135°E / 45.041292; 7.765135Coordinates: 45°02′29″N 7°45′54″E / 45.041292°N 7.765135°E / 45.041292; 7.765135
Established 1759
Website www.oato.inaf.it

The Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino (Observatory of Turin or Torino, also known as Pino Torinese) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Italy's Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF, National Institute for Astrophysics). It is located on the top of a hill in the town of Pino Torinese in Italy, and was founded in 1759.

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