ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas

E492380

astronomical atlas astronomical catalog astronomical survey

The ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas is an astronomical catalog that systematically lists and classifies southern sky galaxies from photographic plates taken with the ESO Schmidt telescope.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
ESO catalogue	4
ESO (European Southern Observatory) catalog	2
ESO Schmidt telescope surveys	1
ESO catalog	1
ESO photographic surveys	1
ESO-Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas	1
ESO-Uppsala catalogue	1
ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5089318 — 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: ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas
Context triple: [ESO 029- G 011, belongsToCatalog, ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas]

A. ESO Imaging Survey projects
ESO Imaging Survey projects are a series of astronomical observing programs conducted by the European Southern Observatory to produce deep, wide-field imaging data for scientific research and to support follow-up observations with larger telescopes.
B. Carnegie-Spitzer-IMACS Survey
The Carnegie-Spitzer-IMACS Survey is an astronomical research project that combines infrared observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope with optical spectroscopy from the IMACS instrument to study the formation and evolution of galaxies across cosmic time.
C. ESO long-term programme
The ESO long-term programme is a framework for extended, multi-year astronomical observing projects using European Southern Observatory facilities, enabling large-scale, coherent scientific investigations.
D. Two Micron All Sky Survey
The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) is an astronomical survey that mapped the entire sky in near-infrared wavelengths, producing a comprehensive catalog of stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects.
E. Sloan Digital Sky Survey
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey is a major astronomical project that has created some of the most detailed three-dimensional maps of the universe using wide-field imaging and spectroscopy.
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: ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas
Target entity description: The ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas is an astronomical catalog that systematically lists and classifies southern sky galaxies from photographic plates taken with the ESO Schmidt telescope.

A. ESO Imaging Survey projects
ESO Imaging Survey projects are a series of astronomical observing programs conducted by the European Southern Observatory to produce deep, wide-field imaging data for scientific research and to support follow-up observations with larger telescopes.
B. Carnegie-Spitzer-IMACS Survey
The Carnegie-Spitzer-IMACS Survey is an astronomical research project that combines infrared observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope with optical spectroscopy from the IMACS instrument to study the formation and evolution of galaxies across cosmic time.
C. ESO long-term programme
The ESO long-term programme is a framework for extended, multi-year astronomical observing projects using European Southern Observatory facilities, enabling large-scale, coherent scientific investigations.
D. Two Micron All Sky Survey
The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) is an astronomical survey that mapped the entire sky in near-infrared wavelengths, producing a comprehensive catalog of stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects.
E. Sloan Digital Sky Survey
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey is a major astronomical project that has created some of the most detailed three-dimensional maps of the universe using wide-field imaging and spectroscopy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical atlas ⓘ astronomical catalog ⓘ astronomical survey ⓘ
associatedWith	European Southern Observatory ⓘ
bandDesignation	B band ⓘ
basedOn	ESO(B) Atlas ⓘ
catalogType	photographic survey catalog ⓘ
classificationScheme	morphological galaxy types ⓘ
compiledBy	Uppsala Astronomical Observatory ⓘ
coordinateSystem	equatorial coordinates ⓘ
dataFormat	printed catalog ⓘ
dataSource	photographic plates ⓘ
dataType	observational data ⓘ
epoch	20th century astronomical survey ⓘ
focusesOn	bright southern galaxies ⓘ
instrumentType	Schmidt telescope ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainContent	galaxies ⓘ
maintainedBy	European Southern Observatory ⓘ
observationTechnique	photographic imaging ⓘ
observes	southern sky ⓘ
partOf	ESO photographic sky surveys ⓘ
photographicEmulsion	blue-sensitive plates ⓘ
provides	angular diameters of galaxies ⓘ apparent magnitudes of galaxies ⓘ morphological classifications of galaxies ⓘ positions of galaxies ⓘ surface brightness estimates ⓘ
region	southern sky galaxies ⓘ
relatedTo	ESO Schmidt telescope surveys ⓘ linked to: ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas optical galaxy catalogs ⓘ
selectionMethod	visual inspection of plates ⓘ
skyCoverage	southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
skyRegion	southern extragalactic sky ⓘ
targetType	extragalactic objects ⓘ
usedFor	large-scale structure studies ⓘ morphological galaxy research ⓘ selection of galaxy samples ⓘ statistical studies of galaxies ⓘ
usedIn	extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galaxy cluster identification ⓘ observational cosmology ⓘ
usesTelescope	ESO Schmidt telescope ⓘ linked to: ESO Schmidt Telescope at La Silla Observatory
waveband	optical ⓘ

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