Maunakea Observatories
The Maunakea Observatories are a group of independent astronomical research facilities and large telescope observatories that are located at the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaiʻi, United States.
- Research institute
- …lies at an elevation of 4,098 metres (13,445 feet)
- Description: collaboration of astronomical observatories in Hawaii
- Also known as“Maunakea UH 2.2 m”“MKO”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include W. M. Keck Observatory and NASA Infrared Telescope Facility.
W. M. Keck Observatory
Observatory
The W. M. Keck Observatory is an astronomical… W. M. Keck Observatory is situated 280 metres west of Maunakea Observatories.
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility is a 3.2-meter… NASA Infrared Telescope Facility is situated 100 metres south of Maunakea Observatories.
Pu‘uwēkiu
Mauna Kea is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi.
Maunakea Observatories
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Latitude
19.82722° or 19° 49′ 38″ north
Longitude
-155.47194° or 155° 28′ 19″ west
Open location code
73F6RGGH+V6
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Maunakea Observatories” goes by many names.
Mauna Kea-sterrewagAfrikaans
مرصد مونا كياArabic
Մաունա Կեա աստղադիտարանArmenian
Observatorios de Mauna KeaAsturian
Mauna Kea rəsədxanasıAzerbaijani
Mauna Kea BehatokiaBasque
Mauna Keako BehatokiakBasque
Абсэрваторыя Маўна-КеаBelarusian
Mauna Kea ObservatoryCatalan
MKOCatalan
Observatori de Mauna KeaCatalan
Observatoris de Mauna KeaCatalan
ڕوانگەی ماونا کیاCentral Kurdish
Mauna Kea ObservatoryChinese
冒納開亞天文台Chinese
冒納開亞山天文台Chinese
毛納基山天文台Chinese
莫纳克亚Chinese
莫纳克亚天文台Chinese
莫纳克亚山天文台Chinese
Mauna Kea ObservatoriesCzech
MKOCzech
Mauna Kea-ObservatorietDanish
Mauna Kea-observatoriumDutch
مراصد ماونا كياEgyptian Arabic
MKOEsperanto
Observatorioj de Mauna KeaEsperanto
Mauna Kea observatooriumidEstonian
Mauna Kean observatoriotFinnish
Observatorio de Mauna KeaGalician
მაუნა-კეას ობსერვატორიაGeorgian
Mauna Kea ObszervatóriumokHungarian
Observatorium Mauna KeaIndonesian
Réadlann Mauna KeaIrish
Mauna Kea ObservatoryItalian
Osservatorio di Mauna KeaItalian
マウナ・ケア天文台Japanese
マウナ・ケア天文台群Japanese
Мауна-Кеа обсерваториясыKazakh
마우나케아 천문대Korean
마우나키아 천문대Korean
마우나키아 천체관측단지Korean
Mauna Kea observatorijaLithuanian
Mauna Kea-ObservatoireLuxembourgish
მაუნა-კეაშ ობსერვატორიაMingrelian
Mauna Kea-observatorieneNorwegian
Mauna Kea-observatorieneNorwegian Bokmål
Observatòri de Mauna KeaOccitan (post 1500)
Observatòris dau Mauna KeaOccitan (post 1500)
رصدخانهٔ مونوکیPersian
رصدخانهٔ مونوکیاPersian
Obserwatoria na Mauna KeaPolish
Обсерватория Мауна-КеаRussian
Opservatorije Mauna KeaSerbian
Mauna Kea ObservatoriesSlovak
Observatórium Mauna KeaSlovak
observatoriji Mauna KeaSlovenian
مونوكا رصدخاناسیSouth Azerbaijani
Mauna Kea-observatorietSwedish
Mauna Kea GözlemevleriTurkish
MKOTurkish
Обсерваторії Мауна-КеяUkrainian
Обсерваторії на Мауна КеаUkrainian
Обсерваторії на Мауна-КеяUkrainian
Обсерваторія Мауна-КеаUkrainian
Обсерваторія на Мауна КеаUkrainian
ماؤنا کیا رصدگاہیںUrdu
Đài quan sát Mauna KeaVietnamese
茂纳凯亚天文台Wu Chinese
毛納基天文台Yue Chinese
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