Steward Observatory

Summary

Steward Observatory is a research institute^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Steward Observatory is located in Tucson^[3].
• Steward Observatory is in the country of United States^[4].
• Steward Observatory's image is recorded as Steward Observatory.jpg^[5].
• Steward Observatory's instance of is recorded as research institute^[6].
• Steward Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 147790691^[7].
• Steward Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 1229849-9^[8].
• Steward Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83234553^[9].
• Steward Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Steward Observatory^[10].
• Steward Observatory's has part is recorded as Mount Lemmon Observatory^[11].
• Steward Observatory's has part is recorded as Catalina Station^[12].
• Steward Observatory's has part is recorded as Super-LOTIS^[13].
• Steward Observatory's has part is recorded as Large Binocular Telescope^[14].
• Steward Observatory's has part is recorded as MMT Observatory^[15].
• +1916-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Steward Observatory^[16].
• Steward Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.23318709606286, 'lon': -110.94899426155658}^[17].
• Steward Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02chwm^[18].
• Steward Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 692^[19].
• Steward Observatory's parent organization or unit is recorded as University of Arizona^[20].
• Steward Observatory's official website is recorded as https://astro.arizona.edu/^[21].
• Steward Observatory's Instagram username is recorded as stewardobservatory^[22].
• Steward Observatory's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+792'}^[23].
• Steward Observatory's Ringgold ID is recorded as 242727^[24].
• Steward Observatory's HAL structure ID is recorded as 235719^[25].
• Steward Observatory's Yale LUX ID is recorded as group/ddc47108-a2dd-40ee-b4a3-53119b6bdc3a^[26].

Body

Founding

+1916-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Steward Observatory^[16].

Operations

Steward Observatory's parent organization or unit is recorded as University of Arizona^[20].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Steward Observatory include 15371 Steward^[27], an asteroid^[28].

Why It Matters

Steward Observatory ranks in the top 6% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

It is credited with the discovery of 1991 VG^[31], an asteroid^[32]. Entities named for it include 15371 Steward^[27], an asteroid^[28].

FAQs

What did Steward Observatory discover?

Steward Observatory is credited as discoverer of 1991 VG^[31].