Boyden Observatory

Summary

Boyden Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #58 of 345).^[2]

Key Facts

• Boyden Observatory is located in Free State^[3].
• Boyden Observatory is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Boyden Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[5].
• Boyden Observatory's operator is recorded as University of the Free State^[6].
• Boyden Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 129061518^[7].
• Boyden Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84229041^[8].
• Boyden Observatory's IdRef ID is recorded as 153383054^[9].
• Boyden Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Observatories in South Africa^[10].
• Boyden Observatory's has part is recorded as Boyden refractor^[11].
• +1889-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Boyden Observatory^[12].
• Boyden Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -29.038830555556, 'lon': 26.404722222222}^[13].
• Boyden Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02thb2^[14].
• Boyden Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 074^[15].
• Boyden Observatory's official website is recorded as http://www.assabfn.co.za/friendsofboyden/boyden.htm^[16].
• Boyden Observatory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Astronomical observatories in South Africa^[17].
• Boyden Observatory's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1016535^[18].
• Boyden Observatory's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1372'}^[19].
• Boyden Observatory's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -1214401^[20].

Body

Founding

+1889-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Boyden Observatory^[12].

Operations

Boyden Observatory's operator is recorded as University of the Free State^[6].

Why It Matters

Boyden Observatory draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #58 of 345).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]

It is credited with the discovery of 5298 Paraskevopoulos^[22], an asteroid^[23]; 11781 Alexroberts^[24], an asteroid^[25]; and 14310 Shuttleworth^[26], an asteroid^[27].

FAQs

What did Boyden Observatory discover?

Boyden Observatory is credited as discoverer of 5298 Paraskevopoulos^[22], 11781 Alexroberts^[24], and 14310 Shuttleworth^[26].