Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope
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The Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope is one of the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescopes, located near Bad Münstereifel in Germany and used for cutting-edge astronomical observations across a wide range of radio frequencies.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope canonical | 4 |
| Effelsberg | 2 |
| Effelsberg 100-m Dish | 1 |
| Effelsberg 100-m radio telescope | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6599719 — 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: Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope Context triple: [Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, operates, Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope]
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43 Meter Telescope
The 43 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia used for astronomical and atmospheric research.
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Reber Radio Telescope (relocated)
The Reber Radio Telescope (relocated) is one of the earliest pioneering instruments in radio astronomy, now preserved at the Green Bank Observatory as a historic landmark of the field’s origins.
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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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Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
The Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic phenomena.
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85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope Target entity description: The Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope is one of the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescopes, located near Bad Münstereifel in Germany and used for cutting-edge astronomical observations across a wide range of radio frequencies.
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A.
43 Meter Telescope
The 43 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia used for astronomical and atmospheric research.
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B.
Reber Radio Telescope (relocated)
The Reber Radio Telescope (relocated) is one of the earliest pioneering instruments in radio astronomy, now preserved at the Green Bank Observatory as a historic landmark of the field’s origins.
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C.
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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D.
Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
The Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic phenomena.
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E.
85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
ⓘ
radio telescope ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Effelsberg 100-m Dish
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linked to:
Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope
|
| altitude | about 320 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| apertureType | single-dish ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| designedBy | Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy engineers ⓘ |
| diameter | 100 metres ⓘ |
| dishDiameter | 100 metres ⓘ |
| frequencyRange | about 300 MHz to 96 GHz ⓘ |
| hasControlSystem | computer-controlled pointing system ⓘ |
| hasReceiver |
cryogenically cooled receivers
ⓘ
multi-frequency receivers ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceAccuracy | about 0.5 millimetres ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | yes ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| locatedAt |
Eifel mountain range
ⓘ
linked to:
Eifel Mountains
|
| locatedIn |
Bad Münstereifel
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Effelsberg
ⓘ
linked to:
Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope
|
| mountType | alt-azimuth mount ⓘ |
| name | Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high sensitivity at centimetre and millimetre wavelengths
ⓘ
large fully steerable parabolic dish ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1972-08-01 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy ⓘ |
| operatorHeadquarters | Bonn ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Very Long Baseline Interferometry ⓘ |
| partOf |
European VLBI Network
ⓘ
Max Planck Society ⓘ |
| supportsObservationMode |
VLBI observations
ⓘ
single-dish observations ⓘ |
| surpassedBy | Green Bank Telescope ⓘ |
| telescopeType | fully steerable radio telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
continuum surveys
ⓘ
cosmological observations ⓘ pulsar observations ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ spectral line observations ⓘ studies of active galactic nuclei ⓘ studies of the interstellar medium ⓘ very long baseline interferometry ⓘ |
| wasWorldsLargest | single-dish radio telescope ⓘ |
| wasWorldsLargestFrom | 1972 ⓘ |
| wasWorldsLargestUntil | 2000 ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | radio ⓘ |
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Subject: Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope Description of subject: The Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope is one of the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescopes, located near Bad Münstereifel in Germany and used for cutting-edge astronomical observations across a wide range of radio frequencies.
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