Royal Observatory

Summary

Royal Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It draws 101 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #57 of 345).^[2]

Key Facts

• Royal Observatory is located in City of Edinburgh^[3].
• Royal Observatory is located in Edinburgh^[4].
• Royal Observatory is located in Edinburgh Airport^[5].
• Royal Observatory is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• Royal Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[7].
• Royal Observatory took place at Edinburgh^[8].
• Royal Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Royal Observatory, Edinburgh^[9].
• 1896 marks the founding of Royal Observatory^[10].
• Royal Observatory's OS grid reference is recorded as NT2586670650^[11].
• Royal Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.9231918943564, 'lon': -3.18787792957673}^[12].
• Royal Observatory's official website is recorded as https://www.roe.ac.uk/^[13].
• Royal Observatory's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building^[14].
• Royal Observatory's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:630:3c8::/48^[15].
• Royal Observatory's associated electoral district is recorded as Edinburgh South^[16].
• Royal Observatory's historic county is recorded as Midlothian^[17].

Body

Founding

1896 marks the founding of Royal Observatory^[10].

Why It Matters

Royal Observatory draws 101 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #57 of 345).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]

It is credited with the discovery of (6222) 1980 PB3^[20], an asteroid^[21] and (14801) 1980 PE3^[22], an asteroid^[23].

FAQs

What did Royal Observatory discover?

Royal Observatory is credited as discoverer of (6222) 1980 PB3^[20] and (14801) 1980 PE3^[22].