Félix Aguilar Observatory

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Félix Aguilar Observatory (in Spanish, Observatorio Félix Aguilar) is an astronomical observatory in Argentina. It has IAU observatory code 808, and was known as "El Leoncity Observatory" until 1990 (the 25th anniversary of the beginning of observations), when it became Estación Astronómica Carlos Ulrico Cesco (EACUC), in honour of Dr. Cesco's many contributions to the founding and operation of the Observatory. It is located at the El Leoncito Natural Reserve (Reserva Natural El Leoncito), in the province of San Juan. Also at El Leoncito is the Complejo Astronómico El Leoncito (CASLEO), IAU observatory code 829.

The observatory is named after Félix Aguilar (1884–1943), an Argentine astronomer and engineer who was director of the La Plata Astronomical Observatory from 1919 to 1921, and again from 1934 until his death.

The Minor Planet Center has credited some asteroid discoveries to Felix Aguilar Observatory.

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