TÜBİTAK National Observatory ( Turkish : TÜBİTAK Ulusal Gozlemevi , TUG) is a ground-based astronomical observatory operated by the TUG Institute of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). Established in 1991, it is located at an altitude of 2,450 m (8,040 ft) in Bakırtepe, around 50 km (31 mi) west-southwest of Antalya in southern Turkey .
4-542: There are five telescopes installed in Bakırtepe: Scientists led by a Turkish astronomer from Ankara University discovered an exoplanet orbiting the giant star HD 208897 , which is located at a distance of some 210 light years from the Earth. The exoplanet has a minimum mass of 1.4 Jupiter masses , and rotates its parent star from about 1.05 AU (156,000,000 km (97,000,000 mi)) away in every 353 days on
8-724: A nearly circular orbit. The discovery is the result of a ten-year-long research work of precise radial-velocity method carried out by using the Coude Echelle Spectrograph (CES) installed on the 1.5-meter Russian-Turkish Telescope (RTT150). Follow-up observations at the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (OAO) in Japan and the Ankara University Kreiken Observatory (AUKR) confirmed the discovery, which
12-642: The capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the formation of the republic in 1923. The university has 40 vocational programs, 120 undergraduate programs and 110 graduate programs. Ankara University was founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , the first president of Turkey. Ankara University faculties are: School are: There are 41 research, application and education centers in Ankara University. The Department of Japanese Language and Literature
16-466: Was made public on August 6, 2017. This article about a Turkish building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a specific observatory, telescope or astronomical instrument is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ankara University Ankara University ( Turkish : Ankara Üniversitesi ) is a public university in Ankara ,
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