Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope

The Orgov Radio-Optical Telescope, also known as ROT54 or the Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope, is a radio telescope in , Armenia. It was built between 1975 and 1985 and was active between 1986 and 1990 before its use was halted.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: telescope in Armenia
  • Also known as: “Orgov Radio-Optical Telescope”, “Radio Optical Observatory ROT54”, and “ROT54”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tegher Monastery and Byurakan astrophysic observatory.

Church
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is an early 13th-century Armenian monastery and church located on the southeastern slopes of near the modern village of , and across the gorge from the village of in the of . is situated 630 metres south of Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope.

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The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. It is located on the slope of in the village of in . is situated 3 km southeast of Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tegher and Orgov.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of on the southern slope of . The town contains the built in 1213.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . is home to the Radio-Optical Telescope and remains of a Bronze Age fort.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of .

Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope

Latitude
40.35091° or 40° 21′ 3″ north
Longitude
44.24094° or 44° 14′ 27″ east
Elevation
1,700 metres (5,577 feet)
Inception
1985
Open location code
8HG6962R+99
Open­Street­Map ID
way 481777803
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­telescope
Wiki­data ID
Q49706208
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հերունու ռադիո-օպտիկական դիտակ”
  • Armenian: “Օրգովի ռադիոօպտիկական աստղադիտակ”
  • Chinese: “奥尔戈夫射电光学望远镜”
  • French: “ROT54”
  • Persian: “تلسکوپ هرونی”
  • Russian: “Зеркальный радиотелескоп Геруни”
  • Russian: “Радиооптический телескоп в Оргове”
  • Slovenian: “Radijsko-optični observatorij Orgov”
  • Turkish: “Orgov Radyo-Optik Teleskobu”
  • Ukrainian: “Орговський радіооптичний телескоп”

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