Paranal Observatory

Summary

Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Paranal Observatory is located in Antofagasta Province^[3].
• Paranal Observatory is in the country of Chile^[4].
• Paranal Observatory's video is recorded as An evening time-lapse at Paranal.webm^[5].
• Paranal Observatory's image is recorded as Aerial view of the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT).jpg^[6].
• Paranal Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[7].
• Paranal Observatory's operator is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[8].
• Paranal Observatory's location is recorded as Cerro Paranal^[9].
• Paranal Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Paranal Observatory^[10].
• Paranal Observatory's has part is recorded as VLT Survey Telescope^[11].
• Paranal Observatory's has part is recorded as VISTA^[12].
• Paranal Observatory's has part is recorded as Very Large Telescope^[13].
• Paranal Observatory's has part is recorded as Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars^[14].
• Paranal Observatory's has part is recorded as Next-Generation Transit Survey^[15].
• Paranal Observatory's has part is recorded as Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory^[16].
• Paranal Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -24.627222222222, 'lon': -70.404166666667}^[17].
• Paranal Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y4zr^[18].
• Paranal Observatory's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Atacama Desert^[19].
• Paranal Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 309^[20].
• Paranal Observatory's official website is recorded as https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/^[21].
• Paranal Observatory's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Paranal-Observatory^[22].
• Paranal Observatory's date of official opening is recorded as +1999-04-01T00:00:00Z^[23].
• Paranal Observatory's detail map is recorded as Map of Paranal Observatory.jpg^[24].
• Paranal Observatory's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2635'}^[25].
• Paranal Observatory's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["AstronomicalObservatory", "CerroParanal"]^[26].
• Paranal Observatory's Lex ID is recorded as Paranal-observatoriet^[27].

Body

Operations

Paranal Observatory's operator is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[8].

Why It Matters

Paranal Observatory ranks in the top 4% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It is credited with the discovery of VFTS 352^[30], a contact binary star^[31].

FAQs

What did Paranal Observatory discover?

Paranal Observatory is credited as discoverer of VFTS 352^[30].