Lowell Observatory

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces listed
gptkbp:address 1400 West Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Discovery_Channel
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 100,000
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Lowell_family
Flagstaff community
Mars canals research
gptkbp:coordinates 35.2019° N, 111.6645° W
gptkbp:director gptkb:Jeff_Hall
gptkbp:elevation 2,210 meters
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Percival_Lowell
gptkbp:foundedIn 1894
gptkbp:fundedBy grants
private donations
admissions
gptkbp:heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lowell Observatory
gptkbp:knownFor astronomical education
discovery of Pluto
planetary research
gptkbp:location gptkb:Flagstaff,_Arizona,_United_States
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Association_of_Universities_for_Research_in_Astronomy
gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
gptkbp:minorPlanetCenterCode 690
gptkbp:notableEvent Mars observations early 20th century
Pluto discovery 1930
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Pluto
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Clyde_Tombaugh
gptkb:Vesto_Melvin_Slipher
gptkb:Eugene_Merle_Shoemaker
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Lowell_Observatory,_Inc.
gptkbp:program lectures
tours
stargazing
youth education
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:academic_journal
gptkb:Lowell_Observatory_Bulletin
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:cosmology
planetary science
exoplanets
stellar astronomy
gptkbp:telescopeType gptkb:Clark_Refractor
gptkb:Discovery_Channel_Telescope
gptkb:Perkins_Telescope
gptkbp:website https://lowell.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Astronomie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4