Mount Palomar Observatory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mount_Palomar_Observatory
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:associatedWith Caltech Optical Observatories
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Palomar-Green_survey_objects
comets
numerous asteroids
quasars
gptkbp:elevation 1,712 meters
gptkbp:established 1948
gptkbp:Hale_Telescope_diameter 5.08 meters
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mount Palomar Observatory
gptkbp:latitude 33.3563° N
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Diego_County,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:longitude 116.8648° W
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Palomar_Mountain
gptkbp:notableTelescope gptkb:Hale_Telescope
gptkb:Samuel_Oschin_Telescope
Palomar Testbed Interferometer
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:Palomar_Testbed_Interferometer_baseline 110 meters
gptkbp:Samuel_Oschin_Telescope_diameter 1.22 meters
gptkbp:usedFor astronomical research
education
public outreach
gptkbp:website https://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/homepage.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supernova_1987A_observations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7