High Energy Stereoscopic System

gamma Ray Telescope System in Namibia
Organization telescope Q1617774
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Summary

High Energy Stereoscopic System is a telescope[1]. It draws 604 Wikipedia views per month (telescope category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • High Energy Stereoscopic System is located in Khomas Region[3].
  • High Energy Stereoscopic System is in the country of Namibia[4].
  • High Energy Stereoscopic System's instance of is recorded as telescope[5].
  • High Energy Stereoscopic System's instance of is recorded as observatory[6].
  • High Energy Stereoscopic System's Commons category is recorded as HESS[7].
  • 2002 marks the founding of High Energy Stereoscopic System[8].
  • High Energy Stereoscopic System's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -23.271333333333, 'lon': 16.5}[9].
  • High Energy Stereoscopic System's official website is recorded as https://hess-experiment.eu/[10].
  • High Energy Stereoscopic System sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+1800'}[11].

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Founding

2002 marks the founding of High Energy Stereoscopic System[8].

Why It Matters

High Energy Stereoscopic System draws 604 Wikipedia views per month (telescope category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . mpi-hd.mpg.de. mpi-hd.mpg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . hess-experiment.eu. hess-experiment.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Katpatuka · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 171900958
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  2. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'lb', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'u
    Gnd id → 1069228079
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  3. 24d ago · CommonsDelinker · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Logo image: New hess telescope redvar.jpg, Removing [[:c:File:New_hess_telescope_redvar.jpg|New_hess_telescope_redvar.jpg]], it has been deleted from Commons by ["
  4. 7w ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Logo image: New hess telescope redvar.jpg, move reference Media legend to qualifier"
  5. 7w ago · Waxim2410 · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Khomas Region
    Official website → https://hess-experiment.eu/
    Inception → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -23.271333333333, 'lon': 16.5}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Official website: https://hess-experiment.eu/"
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