The astronomical research institute of Moscow State University, established in 1931 on the site of an earlier university observatory founded in 1831, and named for astronomer Pavel Karlovich Shternberg. Known in Russian by the acronym GAISh, it is one of Russia's principal centers for astronomical research, and the main-belt asteroid 14789 GAISh, discovered in 1969 by Lyudmila Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, was named in its honor.
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Observatory Typeastronomical research institute 1 LocationUniversitetskiy Prospekt 13, Moscow, Russia 1 Measurescelestial mechanics, cosmology, radio astronomy, physics of the Sun and gravitational wave astronomy 1 Classification
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Who is the Sternberg Astronomical Institute named after?
Named after the astronomer Pavel Karlovich Shternberg (1865 to 1920).
The Sternberg Astronomical Institute is named after the astronomer Pavel Karlovich Shternberg, who lived from 1865 to 1920. The institute itself was founded in 1931 as part of Moscow State University, and in Russian it is known by the acronym GAISh. Its headquarters have been on the Sparrow Hills since 1956.
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Description
the largest astronomical institute of Russia
Address field
Universitetskiy Prospekt, 13, Moscow, Russia, 119992.
Founding field
founded in 1931
Research scope section
almost all areas of modern astronomy and gravimetry
Telescope description, Sparrow Hills refractors
5-inch to 8-inch visual refractors
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The Sternberg Astronomical Institute, or GAISh, is a research institution in Moscow, Russia, a division of Moscow State University.
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The Sternberg Astronomical Institute, or GAISh, is a research institution in Moscow, Russia, a division of Moscow State University.
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