Magellan Clay Telescope
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The Magellan Clay Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, used for cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomical research.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Magellan Clay Telescope canonical | 9 |
| Magellan Clay telescope | 2 |
| Clay Telescope | 1 |
| Magellan Clay 6.5 m telescope | 1 |
| Magellan II Clay Telescope | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T147125 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Magellan Clay Telescope Context triple: [Magellan Echellette Spectrograph, locatedAt, Magellan Clay Telescope]
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A.
Giant Magellan Telescope
The Giant Magellan Telescope is a next-generation, extremely large ground-based optical and infrared telescope designed to achieve unprecedented resolution for astronomical observations.
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B.
Gemini South Observatory
Gemini South Observatory is a major 8.1-meter optical and infrared telescope facility located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, forming the southern half of the international Gemini Observatory.
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C.
du Pont Telescope
The du Pont Telescope is a 2.5-meter optical telescope at Chile’s Las Campanas Observatory used for a wide range of astronomical imaging and spectroscopic research.
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D.
Warsaw Telescope
The Warsaw Telescope is a 1.3-meter optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys such as the OGLE project.
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E.
Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
- 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: Magellan Clay Telescope Target entity description: The Magellan Clay Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, used for cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomical research.
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A.
Giant Magellan Telescope
The Giant Magellan Telescope is a next-generation, extremely large ground-based optical and infrared telescope designed to achieve unprecedented resolution for astronomical observations.
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B.
Gemini South Observatory
Gemini South Observatory is a major 8.1-meter optical and infrared telescope facility located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, forming the southern half of the international Gemini Observatory.
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C.
du Pont Telescope
The du Pont Telescope is a 2.5-meter optical telescope at Chile’s Las Campanas Observatory used for a wide range of astronomical imaging and spectroscopic research.
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D.
Warsaw Telescope
The Warsaw Telescope is a 1.3-meter optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys such as the OGLE project.
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E.
Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ground-based telescope
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infrared telescope ⓘ optical telescope ⓘ reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| apertureClass | 6–10 meter class telescope ⓘ |
| benefitsFrom | excellent seeing at Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| firstLightYear | early 2000s ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
near-infrared imagers
ⓘ
near-infrared spectrographs ⓘ optical imagers ⓘ optical spectrographs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Atacama Desert region
Chile ⓘ Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ |
| mirrorDiameter | 6.5 meters ⓘ |
| mirrorType | monolithic primary mirror ⓘ |
| mountType | alt-azimuth mount ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Landon T. Clay ⓘ |
| observatoryAltitude | approximately 2400 meters ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Carnegie Institution of Washington
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surface form:
Carnegie Institution for Science
Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ |
| organization |
Carnegie Institution of Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Carnegie Institution for Science
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| partOf |
Magellan Telescopes
ⓘ
surface form:
Magellan telescopes
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| primaryMirrorDiameter | 6.5 meters ⓘ |
| scienceFocus |
deep extragalactic surveys
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high angular resolution imaging ⓘ planet formation studies ⓘ precision spectroscopy ⓘ stellar populations in nearby galaxies ⓘ |
| site |
Las Campanas Observatory
ⓘ
surface form:
Las Campanas Observatory, Atacama Region, Chile
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| skyCoverage | southern sky ⓘ |
| telescopeArrayMember |
Magellan Telescopes
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surface form:
Magellan telescopes
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| telescopeClass | large-aperture research telescope ⓘ |
| twinWith |
Baade Telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
Magellan Baade Telescope
|
| usedFor |
astronomical research
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ exoplanet studies ⓘ galaxy evolution studies ⓘ high-resolution spectroscopy ⓘ imaging ⓘ infrared astronomy ⓘ optical astronomy ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ supernova observations ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ |
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Subject: Magellan Clay Telescope Description of subject: The Magellan Clay Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, used for cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomical research.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Magellan Echellette Spectrograph
this entity surface form:
Magellan Clay telescope
this entity surface form:
Clay Telescope
this entity surface form:
Magellan Clay telescope
subject surface form:
MIKE
subject surface form:
MMIRS
this entity surface form:
Magellan II Clay Telescope
this entity surface form:
Magellan Clay 6.5 m telescope