National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Summary

National Radio Astronomy Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's field of work was radio astronomy^[3].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory is in the country of United States^[4].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's image is recorded as USA.NM.VeryLargeArray.02.jpg^[5].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[6].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's operator is recorded as Associated Universities, Inc.^[7].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's headquarters location is recorded as Charlottesville^[8].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121813332^[9].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000405921263^[10].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148804987^[11].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 1026238544^[12].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 2034358-9^[13].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50064786^[14].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124277245^[15].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's IdRef ID is recorded as 033408653^[16].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03075753^[17].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Commons category is recorded as National Radio Astronomy Observatory^[18].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36536865^[19].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's has part is recorded as Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array^[20].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's has part is recorded as Atacama Large Millimeter Array^[21].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's has part is recorded as Very Long Baseline Array^[22].
• +1956-11-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of National Radio Astronomy Observatory^[23].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1690350^[24].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.0368056, 'lon': -78.5180683}^[25].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01v5gn^[26].
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5184831A^[27].

Body

Founding

+1956-11-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of National Radio Astronomy Observatory^[23]. Its location of formation is recorded as Green Bank^[28].

Identity

National Radio Astronomy Observatory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NRAO'}^[29].

Operations

National Radio Astronomy Observatory's headquarters location is recorded as Charlottesville^[8]. Parent organizations include Associated Universities, Inc.^[30], a nonprofit organization^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1946^[33], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[34] and National Science Foundation^[35], an independent agency of the United States government^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1950^[38], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[39]. Its operator is recorded as Associated Universities, Inc.^[7].

Industry

National Radio Astronomy Observatory's field of work was radio astronomy^[3].

Why It Matters

National Radio Astronomy Observatory ranks in the top 6% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

It is credited with the discovery of Sagittarius A*^[42], an astronomical radio source^[43].

FAQs

What did National Radio Astronomy Observatory discover?

National Radio Astronomy Observatory is credited as discoverer of Sagittarius A*^[42].