Mauna Kea Observatories

Summary

Mauna Kea Observatories is a research institute^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mauna Kea Observatories is located in Hawaii County^[3].
• Mauna Kea Observatories is in the country of United States^[4].
• Mauna Kea Observatories's instance of is recorded as research institute^[5].
• Mauna Kea Observatories's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[6].
• Mauna Kea Observatories's Commons category is recorded as Mauna Kea Observatory^[7].
• Mauna Kea Observatories comprises Submillimeter Array^[8].
• Mauna Kea Observatories comprises Mauna Kea VLBA station^[9].
• January 1, 1968 marks the founding of Mauna Kea Observatories^[10].
• Mauna Kea Observatories's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 19.82222, 'lon': -155.47494}^[11].
• Mauna Kea Observatories's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mauna Kea^[12].
• Mauna Kea Observatories's official website is recorded as https://www.maunakeaobservatories.org/^[13].
• Mauna Kea Observatories's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mauna Kea Observatory^[14].
• Mauna Kea Observatories's Commons gallery is recorded as Mauna Kea Observatory^[15].
• Mauna Kea Observatories's date of official opening is recorded as 1956^[16].
• Mauna Kea Observatories's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Maunakea Observatories'}^[17].
• Mauna Kea Observatories sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4205'}^[18].
• Mauna Kea Observatories's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].

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Founding

January 1, 1968 marks the founding of Mauna Kea Observatories^[10].

Why It Matters

Mauna Kea Observatories ranks in the top 2% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

It is credited with the discovery of 58534 Logos^[22], a cubewano^[23]; 341520 Mors–Somnus^[24], an asteroid^[25]; 2003 SQ317^[26], an asteroid^[27]; (612095) 1999 OJ4^[28], a trans-Neptunian object^[29]; (143685) 2003 SS317^[30], an asteroid^[31]; and (385362) 2002 PT170^[32], a cubewano^[33].

FAQs

What did Mauna Kea Observatories discover?

Mauna Kea Observatories is credited as discoverer of 58534 Logos^[22], 341520 Mors–Somnus^[24], 2003 SQ317^[26], and (612095) 1999 OJ4^[28].