Kueyen
E189365
Kueyen is one of the four 8.2-meter Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope array operated by the European Southern Observatory on Cerro Paranal in Chile.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kueyen canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1541367 — 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: Kueyen Context triple: [Paranal Observatory, hasTelescope, Kueyen]
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A.
Kykuit
Kykuit is a historic Rockefeller family estate and grand mansion known for its architecture, art collections, and landscaped gardens overlooking the Hudson River in New York.
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B.
Kuqa
Kuqa is an ancient oasis city in China’s Xinjiang region that historically served as a key Buddhist and Silk Road cultural center in the Tarim Basin.
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C.
Wonokitri
Wonokitri is a village in East Java, Indonesia, known as a gateway settlement for visitors heading to the Mount Bromo area.
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D.
Yeola
Yeola is a town in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, India, known historically as the birthplace of the Indian freedom fighter Tatya Tope.
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E.
Kuanua
Kuanua is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Tolai people of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
- 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: Kueyen Target entity description: Kueyen is one of the four 8.2-meter Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope array operated by the European Southern Observatory on Cerro Paranal in Chile.
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A.
Kykuit
Kykuit is a historic Rockefeller family estate and grand mansion known for its architecture, art collections, and landscaped gardens overlooking the Hudson River in New York.
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B.
Kuqa
Kuqa is an ancient oasis city in China’s Xinjiang region that historically served as a key Buddhist and Silk Road cultural center in the Tarim Basin.
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C.
Wonokitri
Wonokitri is a village in East Java, Indonesia, known as a gateway settlement for visitors heading to the Mount Bromo area.
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D.
Yeola
Yeola is a town in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, India, known historically as the birthplace of the Indian freedom fighter Tatya Tope.
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E.
Kuanua
Kuanua is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Tolai people of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | UT2 ⓘ |
| altitudeApprox | about 2600 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| aperture | 8.2 metres ⓘ |
| arraySize | one of four Unit Telescopes ⓘ |
| belongsTo | ESO Paranal site infrastructure ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| hasMirrorCount | 1 primary mirror ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
Araucanian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Mapuche language
|
| hasSisterTelescope |
Antu
ⓘ
Melipal ⓘ Yepun ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Desert
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ Paranal Observatory ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Paranal Observatory
ⓘ
surface form:
Cerro Paranal
|
| mirrorDiameter | 8.2 metres ⓘ |
| mountType | altazimuth mount ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Moon (Mapuche deity or concept) ⓘ |
| numberInArray | Unit Telescope 2 ⓘ |
| observatoryCode |
Paranal Observatory
ⓘ
surface form:
ESO Paranal (shared site code)
|
| operator | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| organization | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Very Large Telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
ESO VLT
Paranal Observatory ⓘ
surface form:
Paranal Observatory telescope facilities
Very Large Telescope ⓘ
surface form:
VLT Unit Telescope array
Very Large Telescope ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 8.2 metres ⓘ |
| sciencePurpose |
astronomical observation
ⓘ
astrophysics research ⓘ |
| telescopeType |
Ritchey–Chrétien reflector
ⓘ
surface form:
Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-resolution astronomy
ⓘ
imaging ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
ⓘ
visible light ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kueyen Description of subject: Kueyen is one of the four 8.2-meter Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope array operated by the European Southern Observatory on Cerro Paranal in Chile.
Referenced by (5)
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