Observations and New Astronomical Facilities in Lijiang Observatory

Yu-Feng Fan (1, 2) , Xi-Liang Zhang (1, 2) , Qing-Yu Peng (3)

1 Yunnan Observatory
2 Key Laboratory of the Structure and Evolution of Celestial Objects
3 Department of Computer Science [Jinan]

To achieve the scientific purposes, ground-based follow-up network (GAIA-FUN) for Gaia mission is necessary because of imposed date and position (Arlot 2011). The 2.4m optical telescope at Lijiang Observatory of Yunnan Astronomical Observatory (YNAO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, has the potential to play an important role in Gaia Follow-up Network (GAIA-FUN) in East Asia, especially for the follow-up of faint solar system objects (SSO) and Gaia itself (Thuillot 2011). Lijiang Observatory has joined the GAIA-FUN observation since 2010, and made some observations in collaboration with IMCCE, Paris Observatory in 2011 and 2012. New astronomical facilities like robotic telescopes have been installed in the observatory, and are possible to automatically response the VO-Event like GAIA-FUN observations.

Domaines: Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]; Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]

Yu-Feng Fan, Xi-Liang Zhang, Qing-Yu Peng. Observations and New Astronomical Facilities in Lijiang Observatory. GAIA-FUN-SSO 2012: Second "Gaia Follow-up Network for Solar System Objects", Workshop held at IMCCE / Paris Observatory, 2012, September 19 - 21, Sep 2012, Paris, France. pp. 87-90. ⟨hal-00836879⟩