Pan-STARRS

array of astronomical telescopes, cameras, and computing equipment which surveys the sky on a continual basis
Organization astronomical_observatory Q1075600
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Pan-STARRS

Summary

Pan-STARRS is an astronomical observatory[1]. Pan-STARRS ranks in the top 4% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pan-STARRS is located in Maui County[3].
  • Pan-STARRS is in the country of United States[4].
  • Pan-STARRS's image is recorded as Starr-141106-2755-Dubautia menziesii-habitat view Pan Starrs telescopes-Science City-Maui (25130256292).jpg[5].
  • Pan-STARRS's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory[6].
  • Pan-STARRS's instance of is recorded as astronomical survey[7].
  • Pan-STARRS's part of is recorded as Haleakalā Observatory[8].
  • Pan-STARRS's Commons category is recorded as Pan-STARRS[9].
  • Pan-STARRS's has part is recorded as Pan-STARRS1[10].
  • Pan-STARRS's has part is recorded as Pan-STARRS2[11].
  • +2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pan-STARRS[12].
  • Pan-STARRS's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 20.707318380876288, 'lon': -156.25588994455265}[13].
  • Pan-STARRS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08__f_[14].
  • Pan-STARRS's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Maui[15].
  • Pan-STARRS's official website is recorded as http://pswww.ifa.hawaii.edu/pswww/[16].
  • Pan-STARRS's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pan-STARRS[17].
  • Pan-STARRS's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Panoramic Survey Telescope And Rapid Response System'}[18].
  • Pan-STARRS's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System'}[19].
  • Pan-STARRS's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pan-STARRS'}[20].

Body

Founding

+2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pan-STARRS[12].

Identity

Pan-STARRS's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Panoramic Survey Telescope And Rapid Response System'}[18]. Pan-STARRS's part of is recorded as Haleakalā Observatory[8]. Pan-STARRS's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pan-STARRS'}[20].

Why It Matters

Pan-STARRS ranks in the top 4% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2] Pan-STARRS has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Pan-STARRS is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Pan-STARRS is credited with the discovery of (614689) 2020 XL5[23], an asteroid[24]; 2015 TB145[25], a potentially hazardous asteroid[26]; (574372) 2010 JO179[27], a trans-Neptunian object[28]; 2013 ND15[29], an asteroid[30]; 311P/PanSTARRS[31], a periodic comet[32]; and 2017 MB7[33], a Damocloid asteroid[34].

FAQs

What did Pan-STARRS discover?

Pan-STARRS is credited as discoverer of (614689) 2020 XL5[23], 2015 TB145[25], (574372) 2010 JO179[27], and 2013 ND15[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . legacy.ifa.hawaii.edu. legacy.ifa.hawaii.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . pswww.ifa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved . pswww.ifa.hawaii.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . pswww.ifa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved . pswww.ifa.hawaii.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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