Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Summary

Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is a research institute^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is located in Cambridge^[3].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is in the country of United States^[4].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's image is recorded as Center for Astrophysics.jpg^[5].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's instance of is recorded as research institute^[6].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[7].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge^[8].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's ISNI is recorded as 0000000091366366^[9].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133715727^[10].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's GND ID is recorded as 2082521-3^[11].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82103389^[12].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0385297X^[13].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory^[14].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Harvard College Observatory^[15].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics^[16].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's Commons category is recorded as Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics^[17].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's has part is recorded as CfA 1.2 m Millimeter-Wave Telescope^[18].
• +1973-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics^[19].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.3815, 'lon': -71.1284}^[20].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/056j_f^[21].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution^[22].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's parent organization or unit is recorded as Harvard University^[23].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's official website is recorded as http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/^[24].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics^[25].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 4021176^[26].
• Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's participant in is recorded as Event Horizon Telescope^[27].

Body

Founding

+1973-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics^[19].

Operations

Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge^[8]. Parent organizations include Smithsonian Institution^[22], an institution^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1846^[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[31] and Harvard University^[23], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1636^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]. Subsidiaries include Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory^[14], an astronomical observatory^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1890^[38]; Harvard College Observatory^[15], an astronomical observatory^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1839^[41], headquartered in Cambridge^[42]; and Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics^[16], a research institute^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1988^[45].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics include 10234 Sixtygarden^[46], an asteroid^[47].

Why It Matters

Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ranks in the top 4% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for it include 10234 Sixtygarden^[46], an asteroid^[47].