Starkenburg Observatory

Summary

Starkenburg Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #67 of 345).^[2]

Key Facts

• Starkenburg Observatory is located in Heppenheim^[3].
• Starkenburg Observatory is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Starkenburg Observatory's image is recorded as Starkenburg-Sternwarte.JPG^[5].
• Starkenburg Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[6].
• Starkenburg Observatory's instance of is recorded as public observatory^[7].
• Starkenburg is named after Starkenburg Observatory^[8].
• Starkenburg Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Starkenburg Observatory^[9].
• Starkenburg Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.6467, 'lon': 8.65194}^[10].
• Starkenburg Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/070pjg^[11].
• Starkenburg Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 611^[12].
• Starkenburg Observatory's official website is recorded as http://www.starkenburg-sternwarte.de/^[13].
• Starkenburg Observatory's date of official opening is recorded as +1970-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Starkenburg Observatory's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+256'}^[15].
• Starkenburg Observatory's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["AstronomicalObservatory", "StarkenburgSternwarteHeppenheim"]^[16].
• Starkenburg Observatory's Hikr waypoint ID is recorded as 108430^[17].

Why It Matters

Starkenburg Observatory draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #67 of 345).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18]

It is credited with the discovery of 16809 Galápagos^[19], an asteroid^[20]; 16969 Helamuda^[21], an asteroid^[22]; 18653 Christagünt^[23], an asteroid^[24]; 31984 Unger^[25], an asteroid^[26]; 21663 Banat^[27], an asteroid^[28]; and 12053 Turtlestar^[29], an asteroid^[30].

FAQs

What did Starkenburg Observatory discover?

Starkenburg Observatory is credited as discoverer of 16809 Galápagos^[19], 16969 Helamuda^[21], 18653 Christagünt^[23], and 31984 Unger^[25].