IAC-80 Telescope
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The IAC-80 Telescope is a medium-sized optical telescope used for astronomical research and observations at the Teide Observatory in the Canary Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IAC-80 Telescope canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6580126 — 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: IAC-80 Telescope Context triple: [Teide Observatory, hosts, IAC-80 Telescope]
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A.
BTA-6 telescope
The BTA-6 telescope is a 6-meter optical reflecting telescope in Russia that became the world’s largest single-aperture optical telescope after the Hale Telescope.
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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.
100-inch Hooker telescope
The 100-inch Hooker telescope is a historic reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, famous for Edwin Hubble’s observations that revealed the expanding universe and established galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
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D.
20 Meter Telescope
The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
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E.
Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope is a small wide-field survey instrument at Palomar Observatory historically used for photographic sky surveys and the discovery of comets and asteroids.
- 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: IAC-80 Telescope Target entity description: The IAC-80 Telescope is a medium-sized optical telescope used for astronomical research and observations at the Teide Observatory in the Canary Islands.
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A.
BTA-6 telescope
The BTA-6 telescope is a 6-meter optical reflecting telescope in Russia that became the world’s largest single-aperture optical telescope after the Hale Telescope.
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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.
100-inch Hooker telescope
The 100-inch Hooker telescope is a historic reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, famous for Edwin Hubble’s observations that revealed the expanding universe and established galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
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D.
20 Meter Telescope
The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
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E.
Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope is a small wide-field survey instrument at Palomar Observatory historically used for photographic sky surveys and the discovery of comets and asteroids.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical telescope
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optical telescope ⓘ |
| altitudeOfSite | approximately 2400 m ⓘ |
| aperture | 0.82 m ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| diameter | 0.82 m ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | approximately 10 arcminutes (with standard CCD) ⓘ |
| firstLight | 1991 ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
CCD camera
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photometer ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canary Islands
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Spain ⓘ Teide Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mirrorMaterial | glass ⓘ |
| mountType | equatorial mount ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observatory | Teide Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Teide Observatory telescope array NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 0.82 m ⓘ |
| telescopeType | Ritchey–Chrétien reflector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astronomical research
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exoplanet transit observations ⓘ imaging ⓘ minor planet observations ⓘ photometric observations ⓘ stellar observations ⓘ variable star monitoring ⓘ |
| wavelength | optical ⓘ |
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Subject: IAC-80 Telescope Description of subject: The IAC-80 Telescope is a medium-sized optical telescope used for astronomical research and observations at the Teide Observatory in the Canary Islands.
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