Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

Summary

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory is located in Coquimbo Region^[3].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory is in the country of Chile^[4].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's image is recorded as A Stellar Storm.jpg^[5].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[6].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's instance of is recorded as organization^[7].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's owned by is recorded as NOIRLab^[8].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's operator is recorded as Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy^[9].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000107304128^[10].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 158332946^[11].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85001063^[12].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13325956t^[13].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's IdRef ID is recorded as 035634480^[14].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11503444^[15].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's part of is recorded as Global Oscillations Network Group^[16].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's Commons category is recorded as CTIO^[17].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's has part is recorded as Víctor M. Blanco Telescope^[18].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's has part is recorded as Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper^[19].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's has part is recorded as Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope^[20].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's has part is recorded as PROMPT Telescopes^[21].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's has part is recorded as Southern Photometric Local Universe Survey Telescope^[22].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's has part is recorded as SMARTS Consortium 1.5-meter Telescope^[23].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's has part is recorded as SMARTS Consortium 0.9 meter telescope^[24].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -30.169661111111, 'lon': -70.806525}^[25].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02v2p3^[26].
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 807^[27].

Body

Identity

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's part of is recorded as Global Oscillations Network Group^[16]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CTIO'}^[28].

Operations

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's operator is recorded as Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy^[9].

Ownership

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory's owned by is recorded as NOIRLab^[8].

Why It Matters

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ranks in the top 7% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

It is credited with the discovery of 2006 QH181^[31], an asteroid^[32]; (392741) 2012 SQ31^[33], an asteroid^[34]; and (134210) 2005 PQ21^[35], a trans-Neptunian object^[36].

FAQs

What did Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory discover?

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory is credited as discoverer of 2006 QH181^[31], (392741) 2012 SQ31^[33], and (134210) 2005 PQ21^[35].