Hipparcos

Summary

Hipparcos is a space telescope^[1]. Hipparcos draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #20 of 124).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hipparcos's image is recorded as Hipparcos-testing-estec.jpg^[3].
• Hipparcos's instance of is recorded as space telescope^[4].
• Hipparcos's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth^[5].
• Hipparcos's operator is recorded as European Space Agency^[6].
• Hipparchus is named after Hipparcos^[7].
• Hipparcos's followed by is recorded as Gaia^[8].
• Hipparcos's manufacturer is recorded as Alenia Spazio^[9].
• Hipparcos's manufacturer is recorded as Matra Marconi Space^[10].
• Hipparcos's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1989-062B^[11].
• Hipparcos's Commons category is recorded as Hipparcos^[12].
• Hipparcos's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 44LP^[13].
• Hipparcos's SCN is recorded as 20169^[14].
• Hipparcos's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[15].
• Hipparcos's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1989-08-08T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Hipparcos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01djkr^[17].
• Hipparcos's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 248^[18].
• Hipparcos's service retirement is recorded as +1993-08-15T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Hipparcos's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[20].
• Hipparcos's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[21].
• Hipparcos's official website is recorded as https://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=HIPPARCOS^[22].
• Hipparcos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hipparcos^[23].
• Hipparcos's launch contractor is recorded as Arianespace^[24].
• Hipparcos's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0246449^[25].
• Hipparcos's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Hipparcos^[26].
• Hipparcos's start point is recorded as ELA-2^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hipparcos include Hipparcos Catalogue^[28], an astronomical catalogue^[29], founded in 1996^[30].

Why It Matters

Hipparcos draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #20 of 124).^[2] Hipparcos has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Hipparcos is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Hipparcos is credited with the discovery of Morava^[33], a star^[34]. Entities named for Hipparcos include Hipparcos Catalogue^[28], an astronomical catalogue^[29], founded in 1996^[30].

FAQs

What did Hipparcos discover?

Hipparcos is credited as discoverer of Morava^[33].