National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Overview

  • ID: https://ror.org/04m24yn62
  • ATR ID: 04m24yn62
  • ATR Label: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
  • Status: active
  • Established: 1956
  • Types: facility, funder

Locations

  • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
    • GeoNames ID: 4752031
    • Coordinates: 38.02931, -78.47668

Names

  • NRAO (acronym)
  • National Radio Astronomy Observatory (ror_display, label, en)

External IDs

  • fundref: 100015422
  • grid: grid.422937.9
  • isni: 0000 0004 0592 1263
  • wikidata: Q1967618

Domains

  • nrao.edu

Relationships

  • parent: Associated Universities, Inc.
    • https://ror.org/03vbz5k97
  • child: NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins
    • https://ror.org/0424mzx13

Administrative Information

  • Created: 2018-11-14 (schema 1.0)
  • Last modified: 2025-05-20 (schema 2.1)

Website test

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      "datetime": "2026-06-26 12:42:23",
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