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Melbourne Observatory

astronomical observatory in Melbourne, Australia
Organization astronomical_observatory Q3299222
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Summary

Melbourne Observatory is an astronomical observatory[1]. It draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical observatory category, ranking #41 of 345).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Victoria[3]
  • Country: Australia[4]
  • Commons category: Melbourne Observatory[5]
  • Official website: https://asv.org.au/Melbourne-Observatory[6]
  • Heritage designation: listed on the Victorian Heritage Register[7]

Why It Matters

Melbourne Observatory is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Australia

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  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 9
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ro', 'simple', 'ur', 'zh']
    Gnd id → 115109-5
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 20w ago · Brookschofield · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → astronomical observatory
    Country → Australia
    Instance of → —
    Coordinates → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Official website: https://asv.org.au/Melbourne-Observatory, Add Australian English to official website ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/4e2cc155aab|details]])"
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