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Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory

astronomical observatory in Arizona, United States
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Summary

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is a research institute[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of research institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Amado[3], Mount Hopkins[4]
  • Country: United States[5]
  • Instance of: astronomical observatory[6]
  • Owned by: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[7]
  • Named after: Fred Lawrence Whipple[8]
  • Location: Mount Hopkins[9]
  • Part of: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[10], Smithsonian Institution[11]
  • Commons category: Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory[12]
  • Has part(s): Miniature Exoplanet Radial Velocity Array[13], VERITAS[14], MMT Observatory[15], Infrared Optical Telescope Array[16]
  • Inception: 1966[17]
  • Parent organization or unit: Smithsonian Institution[18]
  • Official website: http://linmax.sao.arizona.edu/help/FLWO/whipple.html[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory[20]
  • Date of official opening: 1968[21]
  • Elevation above sea level: 2606 m[22]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Smithsonian Names[23]

Why It Matters

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Fred Lawrence Whipple research institute Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Smithsonian Institution United States

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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. 3d ago · BornOnTheCob · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Owned by → —
    Owned by → Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
    Topic's main category → Category:Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
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