Xinglong Station

Summary

Xinglong Station is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #64 of 345).^[2]

Key Facts

• Xinglong Station is located in Xinglong County^[3].
• Xinglong Station is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4].
• Xinglong Station's image is recorded as Sdle2001 view from 2 meter2.jpg^[5].
• Xinglong Station's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[6].
• Xinglong Station's operator is recorded as National Astronomical Observatory of China^[7].
• Xinglong Station's part of is recorded as Beijing Astronomical Observatory^[8].
• Xinglong Station's Commons category is recorded as Xinglong Station^[9].
• Xinglong Station's has part is recorded as LAMOST^[10].
• Xinglong Station's has part is recorded as Xinglong 2.16-m Telescope^[11].
• Xinglong Station's has part is recorded as Xinglong 1.26-m Telescope^[12].
• Xinglong Station's has part is recorded as Xinglong 1-m Telescope^[13].
• Xinglong Station's has part is recorded as Xinglong 85-cm Telescope^[14].
• Xinglong Station's has part is recorded as Xinglong 80-cm Telescope^[15].
• Xinglong Station's has part is recorded as Xinglong 60-cm Telescope^[16].
• Xinglong Station's has part is recorded as Xinglong 60/90-cm Schmidt Telescope^[17].
• Xinglong Station's has part is recorded as Xinglong 50-cm Telescope^[18].
• Xinglong Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.39416667, 'lon': 117.575}^[19].
• Xinglong Station's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bnpwh^[20].
• Xinglong Station's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 327^[21].
• Xinglong Station's official website is recorded as http://www.xinglong-naoc.org/^[22].
• Xinglong Station's date of official opening is recorded as +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z^[23].
• Xinglong Station's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+900'}^[24].
• Xinglong Station's observing time available is recorded as {'unit': 'Q29463499', 'amount': '+230'}^[25].

Body

Identity

Xinglong Station's part of is recorded as Beijing Astronomical Observatory^[8].

Operations

Xinglong Station's operator is recorded as National Astronomical Observatory of China^[7].

Why It Matters

Xinglong Station draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_observatory category, ranking #64 of 345).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

It is credited with the discovery of 48799 Tashikuergan^[28], an asteroid^[29].

FAQs

What did Xinglong Station discover?

Xinglong Station is credited as discoverer of 48799 Tashikuergan^[28].