South African Astronomical Observatory

Overview

  • ID: https://ror.org/03rtqkm37
  • ATR ID: 03rtqkm37
  • ATR Label: South African Astronomical Observatory
  • Status: active
  • Established: 1820
  • Types: facility

Locations

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    • GeoNames ID: 3369157
    • Coordinates: -33.92584, 18.42322

Names

  • Astronomical Observatory Cape Town (alias, en)
  • Johannesburg Observatory (alias, en)
  • SA Astronomical Observatory Cape Town (alias, en)
  • SAAO (acronym, en)
  • South Africa South African Observatory (alias, en)
  • South African Astronomical Observatory (label, ror_display, en)

External IDs

  • isni: 0000 0001 2166 1455
  • wikidata: Q227807

Domains

  • saao.ac.za

Relationships

No relationships listed.

Administrative Information

  • Created: 2026-05-04 (schema 2.1)
  • Last modified: 2026-05-05 (schema 2.1)

Website test

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      "datetime": "2026-06-26 13:15:50",
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