Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy

Overview

  • ID: https://ror.org/02y5f7c97
  • ATR ID: 02y5f7c97
  • ATR Label: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
  • Status: active
  • Established: 1957
  • Types: facility

Locations

  • Washington, District of Columbia, United States
    • GeoNames ID: 4140963
    • Coordinates: 38.89511, -77.03637

Names

  • AURA (acronym)
  • Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (ror_display, label, en)

External IDs

  • grid: grid.62139.3f
  • isni: 0000 0000 9242 6105
  • wikidata: Q2867944

Domains

  • aura-astronomy.org

Relationships

  • child: Space Telescope Science Institute
    • https://ror.org/036f5mx38
  • child: NSF NOIRLab
    • https://ror.org/03zmsge54
  • child: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
    • https://ror.org/03w6nzd18
  • child: Kitt Peak National Observatory
    • https://ror.org/0135fch82
  • child: Community Science and Data Center
    • https://ror.org/0492g1k39
  • child: National Solar Observatory
    • https://ror.org/00b9pg524
  • child: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
    • https://ror.org/048g3cy84

Administrative Information

  • Created: 2018-11-14 (schema 1.0)
  • Last modified: 2025-08-07 (schema 2.1)

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