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MMT Observatory

astronomical observatory
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Summary

MMT Observatory is an optical telescope[1]. It draws 218 Wikipedia views per month (optical telescope category, ranking #10 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arizona[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Operator: University of Arizona[5]
  • Part of: Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory[6], Steward Observatory[7]
  • Commons category: MMT Observatory[8]
  • Inception: 1979[9]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Mount Hopkins[10]
  • Official website: https://www.mmto.org/[11]
  • Date of official opening: 1979[12]
  • Elevation above sea level: 2616 m[13]
  • Diameter: 6.5 m[14]
  • Has part(s) of the class: telescope mount[15]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Smithsonian Names[16]
  • P14541: d6U7l[17]

Why It Matters

MMT Observatory has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Arizona Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory Steward Observatory United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · BornOnTheCob · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Smithsonian Names
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'lb', 'nl', 'n
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ On focus list of wikimedia project: WikiProject Smithsonian Names, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791918931218"
  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → d6U7l
    Instance of → optical telescope
    Website → —
    Coordinates → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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