Parkes Observatory

radio telescope observatory, located 20 kilometres north of the town of Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
Organization astronomical_observatory Q148044
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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]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . environment.gov.au. environment.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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