Mount Lemmon Survey

Summary

Mount Lemmon Survey is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #51 of 345).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mount Lemmon Survey is located in Pima County^[3].
• Mount Lemmon Survey is in the country of United States^[4].
• Mount Lemmon Survey's image is recorded as Catalina Sky Survey Observatory at Dusk.jpg^[5].
• Mount Lemmon Survey's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[6].
• Mount Lemmon Survey's part of is recorded as Catalina Sky Survey^[7].
• Mount Lemmon Survey's part of is recorded as Mount Lemmon Observatory^[8].
• Mount Lemmon Survey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.44283333333333, 'lon': -110.78869444444445}^[9].
• Mount Lemmon Survey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b8d9d^[10].
• Mount Lemmon Survey's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mount Lemmon^[11].
• Mount Lemmon Survey's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as G96^[12].
• Mount Lemmon Survey's described at URL is recorded as https://catalina.lpl.arizona.edu/about/facilities^[13].
• Mount Lemmon Survey's date of official opening is recorded as +1994-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Mount Lemmon Survey's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2791'}^[15].
• Mount Lemmon Survey's image of interior is recorded as Telescope at the Catalina Sky Survey.jpg^[16].

Body

Identity

Part of include Catalina Sky Survey^[7], an astronomical survey^[17], in United States^[18], founded in 1998^[19] and Mount Lemmon Observatory^[8], an astronomical observatory^[20], in United States^[21].

Why It Matters

Mount Lemmon Survey draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #51 of 345).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

It is credited with the discovery of C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)^[24], a comet^[25]; 2020 CD3^[26], an asteroid^[27]; 471325 Taowu^[28], a trans-Neptunian object^[29]; 2010 RF12^[30], an asteroid^[31]; 2018 LA^[32], an Earth-crossing asteroid^[33]; and 2022 WJ1^[34], an Earth-crossing asteroid^[35].

FAQs

What did Mount Lemmon Survey discover?

Mount Lemmon Survey is credited as discoverer of C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)^[24], 2020 CD3^[26], 471325 Taowu^[28], and 2010 RF12^[30].