Korea Microlensing Telescope Network node
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The Korea Microlensing Telescope Network node is a robotic wide-field telescope facility used for detecting and monitoring gravitational microlensing events as part of a global exoplanet search network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Korea Microlensing Telescope Network node canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12791933 — 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: Korea Microlensing Telescope Network node Context triple: [South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site, hasTelescope, Korea Microlensing Telescope Network node]
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A.
Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope
The Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope is a robotic telescope best known for its role in automated sky surveys and the discovery of numerous supernovae.
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B.
East Asian Observatory
The East Asian Observatory is an international astronomical research organization established by East Asian partners to operate and develop major observatory facilities, particularly in submillimeter and radio astronomy.
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C.
Zwicky Transient Facility
Zwicky Transient Facility is an astronomical sky survey project that uses a wide-field camera on the Palomar 48-inch telescope to detect and study transient and variable objects across the night sky.
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D.
Palomar Transient Factory
The Palomar Transient Factory is an astronomical survey project that used the Palomar Observatory to systematically search the night sky for transient and variable phenomena such as supernovae and other short-lived cosmic events.
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E.
Yunohira Observatory
Yunohira Observatory is a popular viewing platform on Sakurajima in Kagoshima, Japan, offering close-up views of the active volcano and its surrounding landscape.
- 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: Korea Microlensing Telescope Network node Target entity description: The Korea Microlensing Telescope Network node is a robotic wide-field telescope facility used for detecting and monitoring gravitational microlensing events as part of a global exoplanet search network.
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A.
Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope
The Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope is a robotic telescope best known for its role in automated sky surveys and the discovery of numerous supernovae.
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B.
East Asian Observatory
The East Asian Observatory is an international astronomical research organization established by East Asian partners to operate and develop major observatory facilities, particularly in submillimeter and radio astronomy.
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C.
Zwicky Transient Facility
Zwicky Transient Facility is an astronomical sky survey project that uses a wide-field camera on the Palomar 48-inch telescope to detect and study transient and variable objects across the night sky.
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D.
Palomar Transient Factory
The Palomar Transient Factory is an astronomical survey project that used the Palomar Observatory to systematically search the night sky for transient and variable phenomena such as supernovae and other short-lived cosmic events.
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E.
Yunohira Observatory
Yunohira Observatory is a popular viewing platform on Sakurajima in Kagoshima, Japan, offering close-up views of the active volcano and its surrounding landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
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robotic telescope ⓘ wide-field telescope ⓘ |
| contributesTo | discovery of exoplanets via microlensing ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
light curves of microlensing events
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time-series photometry ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
automated scheduling
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high-cadence photometric monitoring ⓘ remote operation ⓘ |
| isPartOf | ground-based telescope network ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountType | equatorial mount ⓘ |
| networkRole | continuous longitudinal coverage of microlensing fields ⓘ |
| observes |
Galactic bulge
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gravitational microlensing events ⓘ |
| observingMode |
follow-up mode
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survey mode ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Korea Microlensing Telescope Network
NERFINISHED
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global exoplanet search network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
exoplanet detection
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monitoring microlensing light curves ⓘ |
| scientificField |
exoplanet science
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gravitational lensing ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ |
| telescopeType | optical telescope ⓘ |
| uses |
robotic operation
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wide-field imaging ⓘ |
| usesMethod | gravitational microlensing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Korea Microlensing Telescope Network node Description of subject: The Korea Microlensing Telescope Network node is a robotic wide-field telescope facility used for detecting and monitoring gravitational microlensing events as part of a global exoplanet search network.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site
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hasTelescope
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Korea Microlensing Telescope Network node
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