Paranal Observatory

Summary

Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Paranal Observatory is located in Antofagasta Province^[3].
• Paranal Observatory is in the country of Chile^[4].
• Paranal Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory^[5].
• Paranal Observatory is operated by European Southern Observatory^[6].
• The location of Paranal Observatory was Cerro Paranal^[7].
• Paranal Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Paranal Observatory^[8].
• Paranal Observatory comprises VLT Survey Telescope^[9].
• Paranal Observatory comprises VISTA^[10].
• Paranal Observatory comprises Very Large Telescope^[11].
• Paranal Observatory comprises Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars^[12].
• Paranal Observatory comprises Next-Generation Transit Survey^[13].
• Paranal Observatory comprises Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory^[14].
• Paranal Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -24.627222222222, 'lon': -70.404166666667}^[15].
• Paranal Observatory's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Atacama Desert^[16].
• Paranal Observatory's official website is recorded as https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/^[17].
• Paranal Observatory's date of official opening is recorded as April 1, 1999^[18].
• Paranal Observatory sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2635'}^[19].

Body

Operations

Paranal Observatory is operated by European Southern Observatory^[6].

Why It Matters

Paranal Observatory has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

It is credited with the discovery of VFTS 352^[21], a contact binary star^[22].

FAQs

What did Paranal Observatory discover?

Paranal Observatory is credited as discoverer of VFTS 352^[21].