Pan-STARRS 1 telescope
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The Pan-STARRS 1 telescope is a wide-field survey instrument located at Haleakalā Observatory in Hawaii, designed to systematically scan the sky for astronomical objects such as asteroids, comets, variable stars, and distant galaxies.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pan-STARRS 1 telescope canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6290008 — 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: Pan-STARRS 1 telescope Context triple: [Andromeda XXVI, observedWith, Pan-STARRS 1 telescope]
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a next-generation astronomical facility in Chile designed to conduct the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, producing an unprecedented, deep, wide, and fast imaging survey of the night sky.
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Curtis Schmidt Telescope
The Curtis Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for its photographic sky surveys and operation at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
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Magellan Clay Telescope
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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Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope
The Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope is a 3.6-meter optical and infrared telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, operated collaboratively by Canada, France, and the University of Hawaii for astronomical research.
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VISTA telescope
The VISTA telescope is a 4.1-meter wide-field survey telescope in Chile designed primarily for large-scale near-infrared sky surveys.
- 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: Pan-STARRS 1 telescope Target entity description: The Pan-STARRS 1 telescope is a wide-field survey instrument located at Haleakalā Observatory in Hawaii, designed to systematically scan the sky for astronomical objects such as asteroids, comets, variable stars, and distant galaxies.
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A.
Vera C. Rubin Observatory
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a next-generation astronomical facility in Chile designed to conduct the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, producing an unprecedented, deep, wide, and fast imaging survey of the night sky.
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B.
Curtis Schmidt Telescope
The Curtis Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for its photographic sky surveys and operation at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
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C.
Magellan Clay Telescope
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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D.
Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope
The Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope is a 3.6-meter optical and infrared telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, operated collaboratively by Canada, France, and the University of Hawaii for astronomical research.
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E.
VISTA telescope
The VISTA telescope is a 4.1-meter wide-field survey telescope in Chile designed primarily for large-scale near-infrared sky surveys.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical telescope
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survey telescope ⓘ wide-field telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PS1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aperture | 1.8 m ⓘ |
| beganScienceOperations | around 2010 ⓘ |
| cameraType | CCD mosaic camera ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
discovery of comets
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discovery of numerous near-Earth objects ⓘ large photometric catalogs of stars and galaxies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataRelease |
Pan-STARRS1 DR1
NERFINISHED
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Pan-STARRS1 DR2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
asteroid detection
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comet detection ⓘ distant galaxy surveys ⓘ near-Earth object detection ⓘ sky survey ⓘ variable star surveys ⓘ wide-field imaging ⓘ |
| equippedWith | 1.4 gigapixel camera ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | about 7 square degrees ⓘ |
| firstLight | 2007 ⓘ |
| focalRatio | f/4.4 ⓘ |
| fullName | Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
NASA
NERFINISHED
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National Science Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Haleakalā Observatory
NERFINISHED
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Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ Maui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Haleakalā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountType | alt-azimuth mount ⓘ |
| numberOfCCDs | 60 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pan-STARRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pixelCount | approximately 1.4 billion pixels ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 1.8 m ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorShape | hyperbolic ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal |
cosmological surveys
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detection of potentially hazardous asteroids ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ |
| surveyName |
3π Steradian Survey
NERFINISHED
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Medium Deep Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telescopeType | reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| usesFilterSystem |
g band
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i band ⓘ r band ⓘ y band ⓘ z band ⓘ |
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