MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an observatory^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• MIT Lincoln Laboratory is in the country of United States^[3].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's image is recorded as Admiral Christopher Grady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits various locations in the Eastern United States in April 2024 - 33.jpg^[4].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's instance of is recorded as observatory^[5].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's instance of is recorded as federally funded research and development center^[6].
• Abraham Lincoln is named after MIT Lincoln Laboratory^[7].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's logo image is recorded as Lincoln Lab icon.png^[8].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's logo image is recorded as LLMIT Corporate Logo.png^[9].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000106841626^[10].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 128371125^[11].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's GND ID is recorded as 135603-3^[12].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79107935^[13].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07325149^[14].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's child organization or unit is recorded as Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[15].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Commons category is recorded as MIT Lincoln Laboratory^[16].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36573095^[17].
• +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MIT Lincoln Laboratory^[18].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.459, 'lon': -71.2674}^[19].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02zby3^[20].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's parent organization or unit is recorded as Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[21].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's official website is recorded as http://www.ll.mit.edu/^[22].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90763695^[23].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's X is recorded as MITLL^[24].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Instagram username is recorded as lincoln_laboratory^[25].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Facebook username is recorded as MITLincolnLaboratory^[26].
• MIT Lincoln Laboratory's YouTube channel ID is recorded as UCEt4etCj34K9V5ZJipW4C_A^[27].

Body

Founding

+1951-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MIT Lincoln Laboratory^[18].

Operations

MIT Lincoln Laboratory's parent organization or unit is recorded as Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[21]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[15].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for MIT Lincoln Laboratory include Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[28], an astronomical survey^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1996^[31].

Why It Matters

MIT Lincoln Laboratory ranks in the top 4% of observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

It is credited with the discovery of 2002 MN^[34], an asteroid^[35] and (9896) 1996 BL17^[36], an asteroid^[37]. Entities named for it include Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[28], an astronomical survey^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1996^[31].

FAQs

What did MIT Lincoln Laboratory discover?

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is credited as discoverer of 2002 MN^[34] and (9896) 1996 BL17^[36].