European Southern Observatory

Summary

European Southern Observatory is an international organization^[1]. It draws 487 Wikipedia views per month (international_organization category, ranking #44 of 431).^[2]

Key Facts

• European Southern Observatory was a member of Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes^[3].
• European Southern Observatory was a member of Q118398^[4].
• European Southern Observatory was a member of European Open Science Cloud Association^[5].
• European Southern Observatory was a member of Eiroforum^[6].
• European Southern Observatory is in the country of Germany^[7].
• European Southern Observatory's instance of is recorded as international organization^[8].
• European Southern Observatory's instance of is recorded as research institute^[9].
• European Southern Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[10].
• European Southern Observatory's headquarters location is recorded as Garching bei München^[11].
• European Southern Observatory's Commons category is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[12].
• European Southern Observatory comprises European Southern Observatory, La Silla-DSS^[13].
• European Southern Observatory comprises Atacama Large Millimeter Array^[14].
• European Southern Observatory comprises Paranal Observatory^[15].
• January 1, 1962 marks the founding of European Southern Observatory^[16].
• European Southern Observatory's official website is recorded as https://www.eso.org/public/france/?lang^[17].
• European Southern Observatory's official website is recorded as https://www.eso.org/^[18].
• European Southern Observatory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:European Southern Observatory^[19].
• European Southern Observatory's director / manager is recorded as Xavier Barcons^[20].
• European Southern Observatory's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+730'}^[21].
• European Southern Observatory's participant in is recorded as Event Horizon Telescope^[22].
• European Southern Observatory's member count is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6256', 'amount': '+16'}^[23].
• European Southern Observatory's position held by head of the organization is recorded as ESO’s Director General^[24].
• European Southern Observatory's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[25].
• European Southern Observatory's API endpoint URL is recorded as https://idp.eso.org/idp/shibboleth^[26].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1962 marks the founding of European Southern Observatory^[16].

Leadership

European Southern Observatory's director / manager is recorded as Xavier Barcons^[20].

Operations

European Southern Observatory's headquarters location is recorded as Garching bei München^[11].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for European Southern Observatory include 3496 Arieso^[27], an asteroid^[28].

Why It Matters

European Southern Observatory draws 487 Wikipedia views per month (international_organization category, ranking #44 of 431).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

It is credited with the discovery of Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy^[31], a galaxy^[32] and 8991 Solidarity^[33], an asteroid^[34]. Entities named for it include 3496 Arieso^[27], an asteroid^[28].

FAQs

What did European Southern Observatory discover?

European Southern Observatory is credited as discoverer of Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy^[31] and 8991 Solidarity^[33].