Zwicky Transient Facility

Summary

Zwicky Transient Facility is an astronomical survey^[1]. It draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_survey category, ranking #9 of 60).^[2]

Key Facts

• Zwicky Transient Facility is located in Palomar Mountain^[3].
• Zwicky Transient Facility is in the country of United States^[4].
• Zwicky Transient Facility's instance of is recorded as astronomical survey^[5].
• Zwicky Transient Facility's item operated is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Zwicky Transient Facility's item operated is recorded as Samuel Oschin telescope^[7].
• Zwicky Transient Facility's start time is recorded as +2017-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Zwicky Transient Facility's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.357305555555556, 'lon': -116.85980555555555}^[9].
• Zwicky Transient Facility's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as I41^[10].
• Zwicky Transient Facility's official website is recorded as https://ztf.caltech.edu/^[11].
• Zwicky Transient Facility's official website is recorded as https://www.ztf.caltech.edu/^[12].
• Zwicky Transient Facility's main subject is recorded as transient^[13].
• Zwicky Transient Facility's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11f2hl47xs^[14].

Body

Geography

Zwicky Transient Facility is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Palomar Mountain^[3].

Designation and Status

Zwicky Transient Facility's instance of is recorded as astronomical survey^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Zwicky Transient Facility include C/2022 E3 (ZTF)^[15], a non-periodic comet^[16].

Why It Matters

Zwicky Transient Facility draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_survey category, ranking #9 of 60).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

It is credited with the discovery of C/2022 E3 (ZTF)^[19], a non-periodic comet^[20]; 594913 ꞌAylóꞌchaxnim^[21], an asteroid^[22]; 2020 QG^[23], an asteroid^[24]; 2019 AQ3^[25], an asteroid^[26]; and 2018 VP1^[27], a near-Earth asteroid^[28]. Entities named for it include C/2022 E3 (ZTF)^[15], a non-periodic comet^[16].

FAQs

What did Zwicky Transient Facility discover?

Zwicky Transient Facility is credited as discoverer of C/2022 E3 (ZTF)^[19], 594913 ꞌAylóꞌchaxnim^[21], 2020 QG^[23], and 2019 AQ3^[25].