National Astronomical Observatories, CAS

The National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences is an astronomical research institute operated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Purple Mountain Observatory and National Time Service Center.
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  • Email: goffice@nao.cas.cn
  • Type: Research institute
  • Description: observatory
  • Also known as: “Beijing Astronomical Observatory”, “NAOC”, “National Astronomical Observatories”, “National Astronomical Observatories of China”, and “National Astronomical Observatory of China”
  • Address: 大屯路 甲20号, 北京市朝阳区, 朝阳区, 北京市 100101
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bird’s Nest and The Fan.

Stadium
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Stadium, a.k.a. the Bird's Nest, is a at Olympic Green in , , . The National Stadium, covering an area of 204,000 square meters with an 80,000 person capacity, broke ground in December 2003, officially started construction in March 2004, and was completed in June 2008. is situated 1½ km southeast of National Astronomical Observatories, CAS.

Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The National Indoor Stadium, a.k.a. Folding Fan, is an arena located at Olympic Green in , , . The has a capacity of 20,000 people, and was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. is situated 1 km southeast of National Astronomical Observatories, CAS.

Stadium
Photo: Jmex60, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , fully a.k.a. the National Aquatics Centre, is a swimming center at the Olympic Green in , , . The was originally constructed to host the aquatics competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. is situated 1¼ km south of National Astronomical Observatories, CAS.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Datun Subdistrict and Yayuncun.

Suburb
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is a subdistrict on northwest of Chaoyang District, , . It borders Aoyuncun Subdistrict to the north and west, Laiguangying Township and to the east, and to the south.

Suburb
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Subdistrict, or Asian Games Village Subdistrict, is the site of the 1990 Asian Games, a major residential area and a subdistrict of the Chaoyang District of Beijing. is situated 3 km southeast of National Astronomical Observatories, CAS.

Suburb
Photo: Shizhao, CC BY 2.5.
Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the east side of Haidian District, , . It shares border with Qinghe Subdistrict to its north, and to its east, Huayuanlu Subdistrict to its south, Zhongguancun Subdistrict and Dongsheng Town to its west. is situated 3 km southwest of National Astronomical Observatories, CAS.

National Astronomical Observatories, CAS

Latitude
40.00288° or 40° 0′ 10″ north
Longitude
116.37868° or 116° 22′ 43″ east
Operator
中国科学院
Open location code
8PGR293H+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3927260107
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­research_institute
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q844345
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“National Astronomical Observatories, CAS” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “NAOC”
  • Chinese: “Zhōngguó Kēxuéyuàn Guójiā Tiānwéntái”
  • Chinese: “中国国家天文台”
  • Chinese: “中国科学院国家天文台”
  • Chinese: “中國科學院國家天文台”
  • Chinese: “北京天文台”
  • Chinese: “国家天文台”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المرصد الفلكى الوطنى للصين”
  • French: “NAOC”
  • French: “Observatoires astronomiques nationaux de l’Académie des sciences de Chine”
  • French: “Observatoires Astronomiques Nationaux de l’Académie des sciences de Chine”
  • German: “NAOC”
  • German: “Nationale Astronomische Observatorien der Chinesischen Akademie der Wissenschaften”
  • Hebrew: “המצפה הלאומי לאסטרונומיה של סין”
  • Italian: “Osservatori Astronomici Nazionali dell’Accademia delle Scienze Cinese”
  • Italian: “osservatorio astronomico nazionale della Cina”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio astronomico nazionale della Cina”
  • Japanese: “中国科学院国家天文台”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه ملی نجوم چین”
  • Russian: “Национальная астрономическая обсерватория Китайской академии наук”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalni astronomski observatorij Kitajske akademije znanosti”
  • Slovenian: “NAOC”
  • Thai: “หอดูดาวแห่งชาติ (จีน)”
  • Thai: “หอดูดาวแห่งชาติ”
  • Turkish: “Çin Ulusal Astronomi Gözlemevi”
  • Turkish: “NAOC”
  • Ukrainian: “Національні астрономічні обсерваторії Китаю”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل اسٹرونومیکل رصدگاہیں آف چائنہ”
  • Wu Chinese: “中國科學院國家天文台”

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