Gran Telescopio Canarias
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Gran Telescopio Canarias is one of the world’s largest single-aperture optical-infrared telescopes, located at a high-altitude observatory in the Canary Islands for cutting-edge astronomical research.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gran Telescopio Canarias canonical | 4 |
| Gran Telescopio Canarias S.A. | 1 |
| Great Canary Telescope | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8064373 — 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: Gran Telescopio Canarias Context triple: [Roque de los Muchachos, hasTelescope, Gran Telescopio Canarias]
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A.
Carlos Sánchez Telescope
The Carlos Sánchez Telescope is a mid-sized infrared astronomical telescope located at Spain’s Teide Observatory on the island of Tenerife.
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B.
Large Binocular Telescope
The Large Binocular Telescope is one of the world’s most powerful optical-infrared telescopes, featuring two 8.4-meter mirrors on a single mount to achieve extremely high-resolution astronomical observations.
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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.
Very Large Telescope
The Very Large Telescope is a flagship array of four large optical telescopes operated by the European Southern Observatory, renowned for its cutting-edge astronomical observations and discoveries.
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E.
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
The Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope is a prominent optical telescope in Chile widely used for deep-sky surveys and cosmological research.
- 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: Gran Telescopio Canarias Target entity description: Gran Telescopio Canarias is one of the world’s largest single-aperture optical-infrared telescopes, located at a high-altitude observatory in the Canary Islands for cutting-edge astronomical research.
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A.
Carlos Sánchez Telescope
The Carlos Sánchez Telescope is a mid-sized infrared astronomical telescope located at Spain’s Teide Observatory on the island of Tenerife.
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B.
Large Binocular Telescope
The Large Binocular Telescope is one of the world’s most powerful optical-infrared telescopes, featuring two 8.4-meter mirrors on a single mount to achieve extremely high-resolution astronomical observations.
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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.
Very Large Telescope
The Very Large Telescope is a flagship array of four large optical telescopes operated by the European Southern Observatory, renowned for its cutting-edge astronomical observations and discoveries.
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E.
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
The Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope is a prominent optical telescope in Chile widely used for deep-sky surveys and cosmological research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infrared telescope
ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ single-aperture telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GTC ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Canary Telescope
ⓘ
linked to:
Gran Telescopio Canarias
|
| altitude | approximately 2396 meters ⓘ |
| apertureSize | 10.4 meters ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| firstLightDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Mexico
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fundingPartner |
Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (Mexico)
ⓘ
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias ⓘ Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ⓘ
linked to:
Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM
University of Florida ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
adaptive optics
ⓘ
imaging ⓘ multi-object spectroscopy ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
CanariCam
ⓘ
EMIR ⓘ HiPERCAM ⓘ MEGARA ⓘ MIRADAS ⓘ OSIRIS ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ Macizo de Taburiente ⓘ
linked to:
Caldera de Taburiente National Park
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife ⓘ Roque de los Muchachos Observatory ⓘ
linked to:
Roque de los Muchachos
|
| locatedOn | La Palma ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Gran Telescopio Canarias S.A.
ⓘ
linked to:
Gran Telescopio Canarias
|
| mirrorType | segmented primary mirror ⓘ |
| numberOfMirrorSegments | 36 ⓘ |
| openedToAstronomers | 2009 ⓘ |
| operator | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 10.4 meters ⓘ |
| rank | one of the world’s largest single-aperture optical-infrared telescopes ⓘ |
| scientificPurpose |
astronomical research
ⓘ
exoplanet research ⓘ galaxy evolution studies ⓘ observational cosmology ⓘ solar system studies ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ |
| telescopeMountType | altazimuth mount ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ |
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Subject: Gran Telescopio Canarias Description of subject: Gran Telescopio Canarias is one of the world’s largest single-aperture optical-infrared telescopes, located at a high-altitude observatory in the Canary Islands for cutting-edge astronomical research.
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linked to: Gran Telescopio Canarias
linked to: Gran Telescopio Canarias