Vainu Bappu Observatory

The Vainu Bappu Observatory is an astronomical owned and operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It is located at in the Javadi Hills, near in , region in the Indian state of .
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: Astronomical observatory located in Kavalur. The observatory is a part of Indian Institute of Astrophysics. Tourist Attraction in india.
  • Also known as: “Kavalur Observatory” and “VBO”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alangayam.

Town
is a Selection Grade Town Panchayat in in the state of , . It is located at 18 km from Vaniyambadi. is 8 km from the famous Vainu Bappu Observatory in . is situated 9 km northwest of Vainu Bappu Observatory.

Vainu Bappu Observatory

Latitude
12.57641° or 12° 34′ 35″ north
Longitude
78.82183° or 78° 49′ 19″ east
Operator
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Named after
Vainu Bappu
Open location code
7J4WHRGC+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 387468570
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q252274
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Vainu Bappu Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Vainu Bappu Observatorium”
  • Esperanto: “Observatorio Vainu Bappu”
  • French: “observatoire de Kavalur”
  • French: “observatoire Vainu Bappu”
  • French: “Observatoire Vainu Bappu”
  • Italian: “osservatorio Vainu Bappu”
  • Japanese: “ヴァイヌ・バップ天文台”
  • Malayalam: “വൈനു ബാപ്പു ഒബ്സർവേറ്ററി”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Вайну Баппу”
  • Tamil: “வைணு பாப்பு வானாய்வகம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Вайну Баппу”
  • Urdu: “وینو باپو رصدگاہ”

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