American Astronomical Society
society of professional astronomers
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Summary
American Astronomical Society is a scientific society[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of scientific society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,238 views/month, #1 of 165).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: ORCID, Inc.[3], American Institute of Physics[4], Society Publishers' Coalition[5], CHORUS[6]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington, D.C.[7]
- Country: United States[8]
- Instance of: publishing house[9], academic publisher[10], nonprofit organization[11]
- Founder: George Ellery Hale[12]
- Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.[13]
- Commons category: American Astronomical Society[14]
- Archives at: Niels Bohr Library & Archives[15]
- Inception: 1899[16]
- Located on street: K Street[17]
- Official website: https://aas.org/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:American Astronomical Society[19]
- Email address: mailto:aas@aas.org[20]
- Web feed URL: https://aas.org/rss.xml[21]
- Phone number: +1-202-328-2010[22]
- Topic has template: Template:American Astronomical Society[23]
- Legal form: learned society[24]
- Short name: AAS[25]
- Member count: 7000[26]
- Total revenue: 12,182,178 US dollars[27], 12,581,712 US dollars[28], 12,246,627 US dollars[29], 11,796,732 US dollars[30], 13,800,625 US dollars[31], 11,388,013 US dollars[32], 12,254,982 US dollars[33], 15,913,012 US dollars[34], 14,572,868 US dollars[35], 17,036,511 US dollars[36], 17,471,166 US dollars[37], 19,541,464 US dollars[38], 19,197,016 US dollars[39]
Why It Matters
American Astronomical Society has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]