Yerkes Observatory

Summary

Yerkes Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yerkes Observatory is located in Williams Bay^[3].
• Yerkes Observatory is in the country of United States^[4].
• Yerkes Observatory's image is recorded as Yerkesobservatoryfromair.jpg^[5].
• Yerkes Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[6].
• Charles Yerkes is named after Yerkes Observatory^[7].
• Yerkes Observatory's headquarters location is recorded as Williams Bay^[8].
• Yerkes Observatory's ISNI is recorded as 0000000087345589^[9].
• Yerkes Observatory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 295069141^[10].
• Yerkes Observatory's GND ID is recorded as 510824-X^[11].
• Yerkes Observatory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86860255^[12].
• Yerkes Observatory's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500462089^[13].
• Yerkes Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Yerkes Observatory^[14].
• +1895-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Yerkes Observatory^[15].
• +1897-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Yerkes Observatory^[16].
• Yerkes Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.570277777777775, 'lon': -88.55666666666667}^[17].
• Yerkes Observatory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01f8qf^[18].
• Yerkes Observatory's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as 754^[19].
• Yerkes Observatory's official website is recorded as https://www.yerkesobservatory.org/^[20].
• Yerkes Observatory's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 002136794^[21].
• Yerkes Observatory's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90266479^[22].
• Yerkes Observatory's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[23].
• Yerkes Observatory's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Yerkes-Observatory^[24].
• Yerkes Observatory's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5279849^[25].
• Yerkes Observatory's X is recorded as YerkesObs^[26].
• Yerkes Observatory's Instagram username is recorded as yerkesobservatory^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include +1895-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15] and +1897-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].

Operations

Yerkes Observatory's headquarters location is recorded as Williams Bay^[8].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Yerkes Observatory include 990 Yerkes^[28], an asteroid^[29].

Why It Matters

Yerkes Observatory ranks in the top 5% of astronomical_observatory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include 990 Yerkes^[28], an asteroid^[29].