Parkes Observatory

Summary

Parkes Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Parkes Observatory is located in Parkes^[3].
• Parkes Observatory is in the country of Australia^[4].
• Parkes Observatory's video is recorded as ABC Apollo 11.ogv^[5].
• Parkes Observatory's image is recorded as Parkes.arp.750pix.jpg^[6].
• Parkes Observatory's image is recorded as Parkes Radio Telescope 09.jpg^[7].
• Parkes Observatory's image is recorded as CSIRO ScienceImage 4350 CSIROs Parkes Radio Telescope with moon in the background.jpg^[8].
• Parkes Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[9].
• Parkes Observatory's operator is recorded as Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation^[10].
• Parkes Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000095052479^[11].
• Parkes Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 139998759^[12].
• Parkes Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 1086367588^[13].
• Parkes Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr96011541^[14].
• Parkes Observatory's IdRef ID is recorded as 250556464^[15].
• Parkes Observatory's part of is recorded as Australia Telescope National Facility^[16].
• Parkes Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Parkes Observatory^[17].
• Parkes Observatory's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35583509^[18].
• Parkes Observatory's has part is recorded as Parkes Radio Telescope^[19].
• Parkes Observatory's has part is recorded as Parkes 18-metre telescope^[20].
• Parkes Observatory's has part is recorded as Parkes 12-metre telescope^[21].
• +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Parkes Observatory^[22].
• Parkes Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -32.997777777778, 'lon': 148.26291666667}^[23].
• Parkes Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02zjgq^[24].
• Parkes Observatory's official website is recorded as http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/^[25].
• Parkes Observatory's heritage designation is recorded as listed on the Australian National Heritage List^[26].
• Parkes Observatory's NAIF ID is recorded as 399005^[27].

Body

Founding

+1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Parkes Observatory^[22].

Identity

Parkes Observatory's part of is recorded as Australia Telescope National Facility^[16].

Operations

Parkes Observatory's operator is recorded as Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation^[10].

Why It Matters

Parkes Observatory ranks in the top 2% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]