Beijing Astronomical Observatory

Summary

Beijing Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #51 of 345).^[2]

Key Facts

• Beijing Astronomical Observatory is located in Beijing^[3].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[5].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110096534^[6].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124364353^[7].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82201229^[8].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's IdRef ID is recorded as 255408021^[9].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's has part is recorded as Xinglong Station^[10].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's has part is recorded as Shahe Station (Beijing Observatory)^[11].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's has part is recorded as 0.85m Beijing astronomical observatory telescope^[12].
• +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Beijing Astronomical Observatory^[13].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory was dissolved in +2001-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.39561111111111, 'lon': 117.57577777777777}^[15].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012n9s9_^[16].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's official website is recorded as http://www.bao.ac.cn^[17].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's replaced by is recorded as National Astronomical Observatory of China^[18].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's date of official opening is recorded as +1958-00-00T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+960'}^[20].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 4025182^[21].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's HKCAN ID is recorded as 9811107109003406^[22].
• Beijing Astronomical Observatory's Yale LUX ID is recorded as group/6d95703c-0a4d-4029-a3f4-8580f3cb844a^[23].

Body

Founding

+1958-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Beijing Astronomical Observatory^[13].

Dissolution

Beijing Astronomical Observatory was dissolved in +2001-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].

Why It Matters

Beijing Astronomical Observatory draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #51 of 345).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

It is credited with the discovery of 3481 Xianglupeak^[26], an asteroid^[27].

FAQs

What did Beijing Astronomical Observatory discover?

Beijing Astronomical Observatory is credited as discoverer of 3481 Xianglupeak^[26].