European Southern Observatory
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Summary
European Southern Observatory is an international organization[1]. It draws 1,553 Wikipedia views per month (international organization category, ranking #44 of 431).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes[3], ArXiv[4], European Open Science Cloud Association[5], Eiroforum[6]
- Country: Germany[7]
- Instance of: research institute[8], astronomical observatory[9]
- Headquarters location: Garching bei München[10]
- Commons category: European Southern Observatory[11]
- Has part(s): European Southern Observatory, La Silla-DSS[12], Atacama Large Millimeter Array[13], Paranal Observatory[14]
- Inception: January 1, 1962[15]
- Official website: https://www.eso.org/public/france/?lang[16], https://www.eso.org/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:European Southern Observatory[18]
- Director / manager: Xavier Barcons[19]
- Employees: 730[20]
- Participant in: Event Horizon Telescope[21]
- Member count: 16 country[22]
- Position held by head of the organization: ESO’s Director General[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
- API endpoint URL: https://idp.eso.org/idp/shibboleth[25]
Body
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for European Southern Observatory include 3496 Arieso[26], an asteroid[27].
Why It Matters
European Southern Observatory has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
It is credited with the discovery of Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy[30], a galaxy[31] and 8991 Solidarity[32], an asteroid[33]. Entities named for it include 3496 Arieso[26], an asteroid[27].
FAQs
What did European Southern Observatory discover?
European Southern Observatory is credited as discoverer of Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy[30] and 8991 Solidarity[32].