Lowell Observatory

Summary

Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lowell Observatory is located in Flagstaff^[3].
• Lowell Observatory is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lowell Observatory's image is recorded as Clark dome.jpg^[5].
• Lowell Observatory's continent is recorded as North America^[6].
• Lowell Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[7].
• Lowell Observatory's owned by is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[8].
• Lowell Observatory's operator is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[9].
• Lowell Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000100211973^[10].
• Lowell Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148986204^[11].
• Lowell Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 1229817-7^[12].
• Lowell Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 4360731-7^[13].
• Lowell Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85087598^[14].
• Lowell Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[15].
• Lowell Observatory's has part is recorded as Pluto Discovery Telescope^[16].
• Lowell Observatory's has part is recorded as Alvan Clark Telescope^[17].
• +1894-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lowell Observatory^[18].
• Lowell Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.202778, 'lon': -111.664444}^[19].
• Lowell Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kyyk^[20].
• Lowell Observatory's NRHP reference number is recorded as 66000172^[21].
• Lowell Observatory's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mub2016918096^[22].
• Lowell Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 690^[23].
• Lowell Observatory's official website is recorded as http://www.lowell.edu^[24].
• Lowell Observatory's official website is recorded as https://lowell.edu/^[25].
• Lowell Observatory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lowell Observatory^[26].
• Lowell Observatory's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark^[27].

Body

Founding

+1894-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lowell Observatory^[18].

Operations

Lowell Observatory's operator is recorded as it^[9].

Ownership

Lowell Observatory's owned by is recorded as it^[8].

Why It Matters

Lowell Observatory ranks in the top 2% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It is credited with the discovery of 4961 Timherder^[30], an asteroid^[31].

FAQs

What did Lowell Observatory discover?

Lowell Observatory is credited as discoverer of 4961 Timherder^[30].