Italian National Institute for Astrophysics

Summary

Italian National Institute for Astrophysics is a research institute^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics was a member of Committee on Space Research^[3].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics was a member of Q118398^[4].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics was a member of Netval Research Universities Network^[5].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[6].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics was a member of European Open Science Cloud Association^[7].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics is located in Rome^[8].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics is in the country of Italy^[9].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's instance of is recorded as research institute^[10].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's item operated is recorded as Medicina Radio Observatory^[11].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's headquarters location is recorded as Rome^[12].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Arcetri Observatory^[13].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Astronomical Observatory of Padova^[14].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Turin Astrophysical Observatory^[15].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Bologna Observatory^[16].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Bologna^[17].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna^[18].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Cagliari Observatory^[19].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics in Milan^[20].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics in Palermo^[21].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Galileo National Telescope^[22].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Catania Astrophysical Observatory^[23].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Brera Astronomical Observatory^[24].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Astronomical Observatory of Trieste^[25].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Rome Observatory^[26].
• Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology^[27].

Body

Founding

1999 marks the founding of Italian National Institute for Astrophysics^[28].

Identity

Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'INAF'}^[29].

Leadership

Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's chairperson is recorded as Nicolò D’Amico^[30].

Operations

Italian National Institute for Astrophysics's headquarters location is recorded as Rome^[12]. Subsidiaries include Arcetri Observatory^[13], an astronomical observatory^[31], in Italy^[32], founded in 1869^[33]; Astronomical Observatory of Padova^[14], an astronomical observatory^[34], in Italy^[35], founded in 1777^[36]; Turin Astrophysical Observatory^[15], an astronomical observatory^[37], in Italy^[38], founded in 1759^[39], headquartered in Pino Torinese^[40]; Bologna Observatory^[16], an astronomical observatory^[41], in Italy^[42]; Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Bologna^[17], a nonprofit organization^[43], in Italy^[44]; and Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna^[18], a research institute^[45], in Italy^[46].

Why It Matters

Italian National Institute for Astrophysics ranks in the top 7% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]