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Astronomical observatories of the world

Ground-based astronomical observatories with their location, elevation above sea level, Minor Planet Center observatory code and year founded, as recorded in Wikidata. One row per observatory.

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KeyNameTypeDescription
nameObservatorystring—
entityWikidataentity—
typeTypestringKind of observatory as classified in Wikidata.
countryCountrycountryISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code of the country the observatory is in.
mpc_codeMPC codestringMinor Planet Center observatory code.
elevation_mElevationnumber · mHeight above sea level, in metres.
foundedFoundedyearYear the observatory was founded or opened.
operatorOperatorstringOrganisation that runs the observatory, where recorded.
latLatitudenumber—
lonLongitudenumber—
imageImageimage—

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