Observatory of the University of Lille (Affiliated to the Institute of Celestial Mechanics and Ephemeris Calculations) (IMCCE - ULille)

Research unit - UMR 8028

Description

The Observatory of Lille is an astronomical center dedicated to teaching, dissemination of knowledge and research. Our research field is celestial mechanics and dynamical planetology. From the analysis of observations, we model the motion of astronomical objects using analytical theories and numerical computation. Our group is part of the Pégase team (Planetology environments from ground-based astrometry and space exploration) of the IMCCE of the Observatory of Paris.

Contacts

  • Alain Vienne
    Director

Informations

1 Impasse de l’Observatoire
59000 LILLE

https://astronomie.univ-lille.fr/

Effectif

Effectif total : 5

Personnel de recherche : 3

Personnel d'appui à la recherche : 1

Expertises

Skills

• Dynamic planetology
• Planetary and satellite formation
• Rings and small satellites
• Observation of natural satellites
• Asteroids and Gaia
• Comets and transneptunian objects
• Meteoroids and meteors
• Analytical planetary theories
• History of astronomy

Example(s) of publications

• Renner Stefan, Cooper N. J., El Moutamid M., Sicardy Bruno, Vienne Alain, Murray C. D., Saillenfest Melaine., 2016 Origin of the Chaotic Motion of the Saturnian Satellite Atlas. The Astronomical Journal. 2016. vol. 151.
• Zhang, Q. F. ; Zhou, X. M. ; Tan, Y. ; Lainey, V. ; Cooper, N. J. search by orcid ; Vienne, A. ; Qin, W. H. ; Li, Z. ; Peng, Q. Y. , 2021, A comparison of centring algorithms in the astrometry of Cassini imaging science subsystem images and Anthe's astrometric reduction, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 505, Issue 4, pp.5253-5259
• Saillenfest, M., Fouchard, M., Tommei, G., Valsecchi, G.B. 2017. `Non-resonant secular dynamics of trans-Neptunian objects perturbed by a distant
super-Earth.’ Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy 129, 329-358
• El Moutamid M., Sicardy Bruno, Renner Stefan., 2016 Derivation of Capture Probabilities for the Corotation Eccentric Mean Motion Resonances. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2016. vol. 1609.
• Polycarpe, William; Saillenfest, Melaine; Lainey, Valéry; Vienne, Alain; Noyelles, Benoît; Rambaux, Nicolas ; 2018, Strong tidal energy dissipation in Saturn at Titan's frequency as an explanation for Iapetus orbit,, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 619, id.A133, 8 pp.

See our publications here.

Collaborations/Partners/Scientific clients

National:
Sorbonne University and Observatoire de Paris/LESIA, Marseille Laboratory of Astrophysics, University Aix-Marseille, IUF, Institut UTINAM - CNRS UMR 6213 University of Franche-Comté

International:
Queen Mary, University of London, Cornell University, Ithaca (USA), University of Namur, Jinan University (China), Yunnan Observatory (China), Institut für Planetenforschung (Germany), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Russia), University of Uppsala (Sweden), Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica cosmica Milano (Italy), Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan)

Services offers

Applications sectors

  • Aeronautics / Aerospace
  • Science / Research

Services provided

• The Observatory offers a sky observation service for students and staff of the University of Lille.

Training offers

Bachelor degrees :
• General Astronomy
• Astronomy of position
• Dynamics of the solar system

• University diploma "The Universe and its measurement"
• Online training: "Astronomy in the study of mathematics
• Continuous professor training (realization of pedagogical documents combining astronomy and mathematics)

Consulting services

We provide consulting services related to all our areas of expertise.

Equipments

The Observatory possesses numerous scientific instruments and a rich library. Among these instruments, the most emblematic is the large astronomical telescope of 32 centimeters in diameter and 6 meters of focal length. We also possess two theodolites of different periods, a siderostat of the end of the 19th century, astronomical clocks, the wire micrometer of Robert Jonckheere, a spectograph, and a station of radiodetection of meteors.

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University of Lille
CNRS

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Observatory of the University of Lille (Affiliated to the Institute of Celestial Mechanics and Ephemeris Calculations)
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The Observatory of Lille is an astronomical center dedicated to teaching, dissemination of knowledge and research. Our research field is celestial mechanics and dynamical planetology. From the analysis of observations, we model the motion of astronomical objects using analytical theories and numerical computation. Our group is part of the Pégase team (Planetology environments from ground-based astrometry and space exploration) of the IMCCE of the Observatory of Paris.
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VIENNE Alain secretariat.observatoire@univ-lille.fr (+33) 3 59 31 29 33
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https://astronomie.univ-lille.fr/

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1 Impasse de l’Observatoire

59000 LILLE
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Astronomy, dynamics, planetology, planet, comet, asteroid, natural satellite, solar system, exoplanet, observatory
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• Dynamic planetology • Planetary and satellite formation • Rings and small satellites • Observation of natural satellites • Asteroids and Gaia • Comets and transneptunian objects • Meteoroids and meteors • Analytical planetary theories • History of astronomy
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• Renner Stefan, Cooper N. J., El Moutamid M., Sicardy Bruno, Vienne Alain, Murray C. D., Saillenfest Melaine., 2016 Origin of the Chaotic Motion of the Saturnian Satellite Atlas. The Astronomical Journal. 2016. vol. 151. • Zhang, Q. F. ; Zhou, X. M. ; Tan, Y. ; Lainey, V. ; Cooper, N. J. search by orcid ; Vienne, A. ; Qin, W. H. ; Li, Z. ; Peng, Q. Y. , 2021, A comparison of centring algorithms in the astrometry of Cassini imaging science subsystem images and Anthe's astrometric reduction, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 505, Issue 4, pp.5253-5259 • Saillenfest, M., Fouchard, M., Tommei, G., Valsecchi, G.B. 2017. `Non-resonant secular dynamics of trans-Neptunian objects perturbed by a distant super-Earth.’ Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy 129, 329-358 • El Moutamid M., Sicardy Bruno, Renner Stefan., 2016 Derivation of Capture Probabilities for the Corotation Eccentric Mean Motion Resonances. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2016. vol. 1609. • Polycarpe, William; Saillenfest, Melaine; Lainey, Valéry; Vienne, Alain; Noyelles, Benoît; Rambaux, Nicolas ; 2018, Strong tidal energy dissipation in Saturn at Titan's frequency as an explanation for Iapetus orbit,, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 619, id.A133, 8 pp. See our publications here.
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National: Sorbonne University and Observatoire de Paris/LESIA, Marseille Laboratory of Astrophysics, University Aix-Marseille, IUF, Institut UTINAM - CNRS UMR 6213 University of Franche-Comté International: Queen Mary, University of London, Cornell University, Ithaca (USA), University of Namur, Jinan University (China), Yunnan Observatory (China), Institut für Planetenforschung (Germany), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Russia), University of Uppsala (Sweden), Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica cosmica Milano (Italy), Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan)
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Bachelor degrees :
• General Astronomy
• Astronomy of position
• Dynamics of the solar system

• University diploma "The Universe and its measurement"
• Online training: "Astronomy in the study of mathematics
• Continuous professor training (realization of pedagogical documents combining astronomy and mathematics)
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• The Observatory offers a sky observation service for students and staff of the University of Lille.
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We provide consulting services related to all our areas of expertise.
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  • Telescope of 32 centimeters of diameter and 6 meters of focal length
  • spectrograph
  • Radio detection station for meteors
  • Filar micrometer
  • Siderostat
  • Astronomical clock
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  • University of Lille
  • CNRS
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