Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Summary

Sloan Digital Sky Survey is an astronomical survey^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of astronomical_survey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sloan Digital Sky Survey is located in New Mexico^[3].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey is in the country of United States^[4].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's instance of is recorded as astronomical survey^[5].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's item operated is recorded as Apache Point Observatory^[6].
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is named after Sloan Digital Sky Survey^[7].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's Commons category is recorded as Sloan Digital Sky Survey^[8].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.780502, 'lon': -105.82058}^[9].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03fj6_^[10].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's has edition or translation is recorded as The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 8^[11].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's official website is recorded as http://www.sdss.org/^[12].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SDSS objects^[13].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0523013^[14].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'SDSS'}^[15].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's X is recorded as sdssurveys^[16].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's Facebook username is recorded as SDSSurveys^[17].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's uses is recorded as SDSS photometric system^[18].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's uses is recorded as SDSS' photometric system^[19].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's Quora topic ID is recorded as Sloan-Digital-Sky-Survey^[20].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's Gateway to Research organization ID is recorded as 0A07A367-F647-48C2-8433-65C395E6BB1D^[21].
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as sistema-de-suport-a-la-presa-de-decisions-espacials^[22].

Body

Geography

Sloan Digital Sky Survey is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in New Mexico^[3].

Designation and Status

Sloan Digital Sky Survey's instance of is recorded as astronomical survey^[5].

History and Context

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is named after Sloan Digital Sky Survey^[7].

Why It Matters

Sloan Digital Sky Survey ranks in the top 5% of astronomical_survey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

It is credited with the discovery of Hanny's Voorwerp^[25], an astronomical object^[26]; Hercules Dwarf^[27], a dwarf galaxy^[28]; (523622) 2007 TG422^[29], a trans-Neptunian object^[30]; Canes Venatici II^[31], a dwarf galaxy^[32]; Coma Berenices^[33], a dwarf galaxy^[34]; and 166745 Pindor^[35], an asteroid^[36].

FAQs

What did Sloan Digital Sky Survey discover?

Sloan Digital Sky Survey is credited as discoverer of Hanny's Voorwerp^[25], Hercules Dwarf^[27], (523622) 2007 TG422^[29], and Canes Venatici II^[31].