SALT
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SALT (Southern African Large Telescope) is one of the world’s largest optical telescopes, designed for wide-field spectroscopy and located at the Sutherland site of the South African Astronomical Observatory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SALT canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12791926 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SALT Context triple: [South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site, hasTelescope, SALT]
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A.
SALT
SALT refers to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, a series of Cold War negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union aimed at curbing the growth of their nuclear arsenals.
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B.
SALT I
SALT I was a landmark 1972 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited strategic ballistic missile systems and marked a major step in easing Cold War tensions.
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C.
SALT II
SALT II was a 1979 strategic arms limitation treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union that sought to cap and regulate their nuclear arsenals during the Cold War.
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D.
Salt
Salt is the stage name of Cheryl James, an American rapper best known as one-third of the pioneering hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa.
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E.
Salt
Salt is a mineral primarily composed of sodium chloride, widely used as a seasoning, preservative, and essential nutrient in human and animal diets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SALT Target entity description: SALT (Southern African Large Telescope) is one of the world’s largest optical telescopes, designed for wide-field spectroscopy and located at the Sutherland site of the South African Astronomical Observatory.
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A.
SALT
SALT refers to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, a series of Cold War negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union aimed at curbing the growth of their nuclear arsenals.
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B.
SALT I
SALT I was a landmark 1972 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited strategic ballistic missile systems and marked a major step in easing Cold War tensions.
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C.
SALT II
SALT II was a 1979 strategic arms limitation treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union that sought to cap and regulate their nuclear arsenals during the Cold War.
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D.
Salt
Salt is the stage name of Cheryl James, an American rapper best known as one-third of the pioneering hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa.
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E.
Salt
Salt is a mineral primarily composed of sodium chloride, widely used as a seasoning, preservative, and essential nutrient in human and animal diets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
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optical telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SALT ⓘ |
| altitude | high-altitude site at Sutherland ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| design | Hobby–Eberly Telescope design derivative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectiveAperture | about 9.2 meters ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | wide-field ⓘ |
| firstLightDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| fullName | Southern African Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingModel | international partnership ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
High Resolution Spectrograph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Stobie Spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ SALTICAM imaging camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern sky ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| locatedAt | South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Research Foundation of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mirrorType | segmented primary mirror ⓘ |
| mountType | fixed-altitude design ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
based on fixed-zenith-angle, rotating structure
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segmented 91-element primary mirror (approximate count) ⓘ |
| operator | South African Astronomical Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | SALT Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partnerCountries |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ other international partners ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | wide-field spectroscopy ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | about 11 meters ⓘ |
| rankBySize | one of the largest single optical telescopes in the southern hemisphere ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
study of dark energy and cosmology
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study of stellar populations ⓘ study of the distant universe ⓘ |
| scientificUse |
astronomical spectroscopy
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extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galaxy evolution studies ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ transient object follow-up ⓘ |
| telescopeType |
optical
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spectroscopic ⓘ |
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