European Fireball Network

international organization aimed at photographic observation of meteors
Organization international_organization Q450345
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European Fireball Network

Summary

European Fireball Network is an international organization[1]. It draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (international_organization category, ranking #125 of 431).[2]

Key Facts

  • European Fireball Network is in the country of Internationality[3].
  • European Fireball Network's instance of is recorded as international organization[4].
  • European Fireball Network's instance of is recorded as bolide network[5].
  • European Fireball Network's founder is recorded as Zdeněk Ceplecha[6].
  • The location of European Fireball Network was European Union[7].
  • European Fireball Network's Commons category is recorded as European Fireball Network[8].
  • 1963 marks the founding of European Fireball Network[9].
  • European Fireball Network's parent organization or unit is recorded as Astronomical Institute of Czech Academy of Sciences[10].
  • European Fireball Network's parent organization or unit is recorded as German Aerospace Center[11].
  • European Fireball Network's main subject is astrophotography[12].
  • European Fireball Network's main subject is bolide[13].
  • European Fireball Network's interested in is recorded as astrophotography[14].
  • European Fireball Network's interested in is recorded as bolide[15].

Body

Founding

European Fireball Network's founder is recorded as Zdeněk Ceplecha[6]. 1963 marks the founding of it[9].

Operations

Parent organizations include Astronomical Institute of Czech Academy of Sciences[10], a research institute[16], in Czech Republic[17], founded in 1954[18], headquartered in Ondřejov[19] and German Aerospace Center[11], a research institute[20], in Germany[21], founded in 1907[22], headquartered in Cologne[23].

Why It Matters

European Fireball Network draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (international_organization category, ranking #125 of 431).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent organization or unit → Astronomical Institute of Czech Academy of Sciences, German Aerospace Center
    Wikidata description → international organization aimed at photographic observation of meteors
    Inception → +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z
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