International Astronomical Union (IAU)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Astronomical_Union_(IAU)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:learned_society
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:IAU
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:International_Year_of_Astronomy
gptkb:International_Astronomical_Youth_Camp
gptkb:Office_for_Astronomy_Outreach
gptkb:Office_for_Young_Astronomers
gptkb:Office_of_Astronomy_for_Development
gptkbp:annual_general_assembly every three years
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gruber_Prize_in_Cosmology
gptkb:Kavli_Prize_in_Astrophysics
gptkb:IAU_Prize
gptkbp:coordinates 48.8367°N 2.3361°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
planetary science
space science
gptkbp:founded 1919
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Brussels
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkb:Executive_Committee
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Paris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International Astronomical Union (IAU)
gptkbp:logo IAU logo.svg
gptkbp:membership individual astronomers
national members
gptkbp:motto Uniting the community of astronomers worldwide
gptkbp:notable_for defining astronomical constants
defining planetary nomenclature
defining the status of Pluto
naming celestial bodies
gptkbp:notableEvent 2006 definition of planet
Pluto reclassification
gptkbp:number_of_national_members 82
gptkbp:numberOfMembers over 13,000
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:organization gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:International_Council_for_Science
gptkbp:president gptkb:Debra_Elmegreen
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
gptkbp:regionServed worldwide
gptkbp:website https://www.iau.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:International_System_of_Units_(SI)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5