Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Byurakan_Astrophysical_Observatory
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:address gptkb:Byurakan_village,_Aragatsotn_Province,_Armenia
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences_of_Armenia
gptkbp:country gptkb:Armenia
gptkbp:director gptkb:Areg_Mickaelian
gptkbp:elevation 1405 meters
gptkbp:established 1946
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Viktor_Ambartsumian
gptkbp:hasObservatoryCode 074
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Markarian_Survey
discovery of Markarian galaxies
discovery of flare stars
gptkbp:location gptkb:Byurakan,_Armenia
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Byurakan
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Grigor_Gurzadyan
gptkb:Benjamin_Markarian
gptkb:Viktor_Ambartsumian
gptkbp:researchArea gptkb:cosmology
astrophysics
stellar astronomy
extragalactic astronomy
gptkbp:telescopeType gptkb:1_m_Schmidt_telescope
2.6 m Cassegrain reflector
gptkbp:website http://www.bao.am/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Byurakan,_Armenia
gptkb:Benjamin_Markarian
gptkb:Guregh_Israelian
gptkb:Viktor_Hambardzumyan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6