VST
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VST is a wide-field optical survey telescope at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory, designed primarily for large-scale imaging of the night sky.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VST canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7845353 — 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: VST Context triple: [VLT Survey Telescope, abbreviation, VST]
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A.
Steinberg
Steinberg is a small settlement in Norway situated along the Drammenselva river, known for its riverside location and local railway station.
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B.
Steinberg
Steinberg is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as music, art, business, and politics.
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C.
Steinberg
Steinberg is a locality within the town of Wadern in the Saarland region of Germany.
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D.
Stax studio
Stax studio was the legendary Memphis recording studio where many classic soul and R&B records of the 1960s and 1970s were created.
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E.
FL Studio
FL Studio is a popular digital audio workstation (DAW) used by music producers to compose, arrange, record, and mix music using a pattern-based, visually intuitive interface.
- 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: VST Target entity description: VST is a wide-field optical survey telescope at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory, designed primarily for large-scale imaging of the night sky.
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A.
Steinberg
Steinberg is a small settlement in Norway situated along the Drammenselva river, known for its riverside location and local railway station.
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B.
Steinberg
Steinberg is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as music, art, business, and politics.
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C.
Steinberg
Steinberg is a locality within the town of Wadern in the Saarland region of Germany.
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D.
Stax studio
Stax studio was the legendary Memphis recording studio where many classic soul and R&B records of the 1960s and 1970s were created.
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E.
FL Studio
FL Studio is a popular digital audio workstation (DAW) used by music producers to compose, arrange, record, and mix music using a pattern-based, visually intuitive interface.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
optical telescope
ⓘ
survey telescope ⓘ telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | VLT Survey Telescope ⓘ |
| altitude | about 2600 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Very Large Telescope ⓘ |
| cameraType | wide-field CCD camera ⓘ |
| constructionPartner |
INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
ⓘ
linked to:
Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
|
| countryOfDesign | Italy ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
deep multi-band optical images
ⓘ
large-area sky surveys ⓘ |
| designedBy |
INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte
ⓘ
linked to:
National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF)
|
| equippedWith | OmegaCAM ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | 1 square degree ⓘ |
| firstLightDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| fullName | VLT Survey Telescope ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | VST ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern hemisphere ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Paranal Observatory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Desert
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ |
| mainCamera | OmegaCAM ⓘ |
| mirrorType |
Ritchey–Chrétien
ⓘ
linked to:
Ritchey–Chrétien reflector
|
| notableFeature | dedicated wide-field survey capability at ESO Paranal ⓘ |
| observatorySite |
Cerro Paranal
ⓘ
linked to:
Paranal Observatory
|
| operatedBy | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| operatorAcronym |
ESO
ⓘ
linked to:
European Southern Observatory
|
| ownedBy | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paranal Observatory telescope array
ⓘ
linked to:
Paranal Observatory
|
| pixelCount | 268 megapixels ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter |
2.6 metres
ⓘ
260 centimetres ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
large-scale optical imaging
ⓘ
wide-field imaging survey of the night sky ⓘ |
| scienceFocus |
cosmological surveys
ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galactic structure ⓘ stellar populations ⓘ |
| supportsSurvey |
ATLAS
ⓘ
KIDS ⓘ VPHAS+ ⓘ |
| telescopeType | alt-azimuth mounted telescope ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-ultraviolet to near-infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: VST Description of subject: VST is a wide-field optical survey telescope at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory, designed primarily for large-scale imaging of the night sky.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.