Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory

Summary

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is a research institute^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is located in Amado^[3].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is located in Mount Hopkins^[4].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is in the country of United States^[5].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's image is recorded as Mount Hopkins Santa Rita Mountains AZ USA.10247.jpg^[6].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's instance of is recorded as research institute^[7].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[8].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's owned by is recorded as Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory^[9].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple is named after Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory^[10].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122175854^[11].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130003535^[12].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79114606^[13].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's location is recorded as Mount Hopkins^[14].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's part of is recorded as Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory^[15].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's part of is recorded as Smithsonian Institution^[16].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory^[17].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's has part is recorded as Miniature Exoplanet Radial Velocity Array^[18].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's has part is recorded as VERITAS^[19].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's has part is recorded as MMT Observatory^[20].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's has part is recorded as Infrared Optical Telescope Array^[21].
• +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory^[22].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.6811, 'lon': -110.878}^[23].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/079g38^[24].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as G91^[25].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 696^[26].
• Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution^[27].

Body

Founding

+1966-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory^[22].

Identity

Part of include Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory^[15], an astronomical observatory^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1890^[30] and Smithsonian Institution^[16], an institution^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1846^[33], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[34].

Operations

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution^[27].

Ownership

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory's owned by is recorded as Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory^[9].

Why It Matters

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory ranks in the top 6% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]