Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie
3913 Chemin | December 2, 1986 |
4602 Heudier | October 28, 1986 |
4603 Bertaud | November 25, 1986 |
4892 Chrispollas | October 11, 1985 |
5576 Albanese | October 26, 1986 |
5671 Chanal | December 13, 1985 |
5769 Michard | August 6, 1987 |
6375 Fredharris | October 1, 1986 |
6587 Brassens | November 27, 1984 |
6820 Buil | December 13, 1985 |
7928 Bijaoui | November 27, 1986 |
8080 Intel | November 17, 1987 |
8636 Malvina | October 17, 1985 |
9553 Colas | October 17, 1985 |
13499 Steinberg | October 1, 1986 |
13500 Viscardy | August 6, 1987 |
13739 Nancyworden | September 16, 1998 |
(17405) 1986 VQ2 | November 4, 1986 |
(27704) 1984 WB4 | November 27, 1984 |
(55734) 1986 WD6 | November 27, 1986 |
(65660) 1985 PM1 | August 14, 1985 |
100122 Alpes Maritimes | August 15, 1993 |
The Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie (CERGA) was a scientific department of the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur (OCA). It included 28 researchers and as many engineers and technicians located on the Observatory sites of Nice, Grasse and Calern (Caussols). The scientific activities covered fields as diverse as fundamental astronomy, celestial mechanics, and space geodesy. CERGA was in charge of several observing facilities of the Lunar Laser Ranging experiment, for example, the lunar-laser ranging telescope and the two satellite laser stations.
By nature the scientific activity involved the acquisition of data and their processing, a dedicated instrumental development and a close relationship with the more theoretical aspects in dynamics and observation modelling.
CERGA was dissolved in 2004 when the OCA re-organized.