Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory

The Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory is a radio astronomy , located in a natural bowl of hills at Hartebeesthoek just south of the mountain range, and about 50 km west of , , .
hartrao.ac.za
+27 12 301 3100
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  • Industry
  • …dates from 1961
  • Description: Radio astronomy observatory located in South Africa
  • Also known as
    “Deep Space Station 51”
    “HartRAO”

Places in the Area

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is a small town in , … is situated 7 km west of Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory.

Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory

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Latitude
-25.89001° or 25° 53′ 24″ south
Longitude
27.68514° or 27° 41′ 7″ east
Open location code
5G694M5P+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 409606036
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q5674347

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Hartebeesthoek Radioteleskoop”
  • Czech: “HartRAO”
  • Czech: “observatoř Hartebeesthoek”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد هارتبيستهوك الراديوى لعلم الفلك”
  • French: “HartRAO”
  • French: “Observatoire de radioastronomie de Hartebeesthoek”
  • German: “Radio-Observatorium Hartebeesthoek”
  • Japanese: “ハルトエベーステック電波天文台”
  • Slovenian: “HartRAO”
  • Slovenian: “Radijski astronomski observatorij Hartebeesthoek”
  • Ukrainian: “Радіоастрономічна обсерваторія Хартбістхук”
  • Urdu: “ہارٹیبیستھوک ریڈیو اسٹرونومی رصدگاہ”

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