Catalina Sky Survey

Summary

Catalina Sky Survey is an astronomical survey^[1]. It draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_survey category, ranking #9 of 60).^[2]

Key Facts

• Catalina Sky Survey is located in Pima County^[3].
• Catalina Sky Survey is in the country of United States^[4].
• Catalina Sky Survey's image is recorded as Catalina Sky Survey Observatory at Dusk.jpg^[5].
• Catalina Sky Survey's instance of is recorded as astronomical survey^[6].
• Catalina Sky Survey's item operated is recorded as Mount Lemmon Survey^[7].
• Catalina Sky Survey's item operated is recorded as Catalina 40" Telescope^[8].
• Catalina Sky Survey's item operated is recorded as Mt. Bigelow Station 27" Telescope^[9].
• Catalina Sky Survey's operator is recorded as University of Arizona^[10].
• Catalina Sky Survey's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[11].
• +1998-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Catalina Sky Survey^[12].
• Catalina Sky Survey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.417, 'lon': -110.73263889}^[13].
• Catalina Sky Survey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wssp^[14].
• Catalina Sky Survey's official website is recorded as https://catalina.lpl.arizona.edu^[15].
• Catalina Sky Survey's main subject is recorded as near-Earth object^[16].
• Catalina Sky Survey's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'CSS'}^[17].
• Catalina Sky Survey's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["AstronomicalObservatory", "CatalinaSkySurvey"]^[18].
• Catalina Sky Survey's schematic is recorded as NEA by survey.png^[19].

Body

Geography

Catalina Sky Survey is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Pima County^[3].

Designation and Status

Catalina Sky Survey's instance of is recorded as astronomical survey^[6].

History and Context

+1998-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Catalina Sky Survey^[12].

Why It Matters

Catalina Sky Survey draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_survey category, ranking #9 of 60).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

It is credited with the discovery of 2008 TC3^[22], an Earth-crossing asteroid^[23]; 2006 RH120^[24], an asteroid^[25]; 2014 RC^[26], a near-Earth asteroid^[27]; 6Q0B44E^[28], a space debris^[29]; 15094 Polymele^[30], an asteroid^[31]; and WT1190F^[32], a space debris^[33].

FAQs

What did Catalina Sky Survey discover?

Catalina Sky Survey is credited as discoverer of 2008 TC3^[22], 2006 RH120^[24], 2014 RC^[26], and 6Q0B44E^[28].