Subaru Telescope
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The Subaru Telescope is an 8.2-meter optical-infrared reflecting telescope operated by Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory, renowned for wide-field deep-sky observations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Subaru Telescope canonical | 7 |
| Hyper Suprime-Cam | 1 |
| National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | 1 |
| Subaru Telescope Directorate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T796335 — 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: Subaru Telescope Context triple: [Mauna Kea, hasObservatory, Subaru Telescope]
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A.
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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B.
Gemini North Observatory
Gemini North Observatory is a premier 8.1-meter optical/infrared telescope facility located on Maunakea in Hawaii, forming one half of the international Gemini Observatory.
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C.
Gemini South Observatory
Gemini South Observatory is a major 8.1-meter optical and infrared telescope facility located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, forming the southern half of the international Gemini Observatory.
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D.
Thirty Meter Telescope
The Thirty Meter Telescope is a planned next-generation ground-based optical and infrared observatory with a 30-meter primary mirror, designed to provide extremely high-resolution views of the universe from a mountaintop site.
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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: Subaru Telescope Target entity description: The Subaru Telescope is an 8.2-meter optical-infrared reflecting telescope operated by Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory, renowned for wide-field deep-sky observations.
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A.
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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B.
Gemini North Observatory
Gemini North Observatory is a premier 8.1-meter optical/infrared telescope facility located on Maunakea in Hawaii, forming one half of the international Gemini Observatory.
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C.
Gemini South Observatory
Gemini South Observatory is a major 8.1-meter optical and infrared telescope facility located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, forming the southern half of the international Gemini Observatory.
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D.
Thirty Meter Telescope
The Thirty Meter Telescope is a planned next-generation ground-based optical and infrared observatory with a 30-meter primary mirror, designed to provide extremely high-resolution views of the universe from a mountaintop site.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
ⓘ
infrared telescope ⓘ optical telescope ⓘ reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 4200 meters ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | late 1990s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1991 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| diameter | 8.2 meters ⓘ |
| firstLight | 1998 ⓘ |
| hasDome | cylindrical dome ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
CHARIS
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COMICS ⓘ FMOS ⓘ FOCAS ⓘ HDS ⓘ Subaru Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hyper Suprime-Cam
IRCS ⓘ MOIRCS ⓘ PFS ⓘ SCExAO ⓘ Suprime-Cam ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cosmology research
ⓘ
deep-sky surveys ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ high-redshift galaxy observations ⓘ weak gravitational lensing studies ⓘ wide-field observations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaiʻi (island)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaii
Big Island of Hawaiʻi ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaii Island
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Mauna Kea ⓘ |
| location |
Mauna Kea Observatories
ⓘ
surface form:
Mauna Kea Observatory
|
| managedBy | National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan ⓘ |
| mirrorMaterial | ULE glass ⓘ |
| mirrorSupportSystem | active optics ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Pleiades
ⓘ
surface form:
Subaru (Pleiades star cluster)
|
| operator |
NAOJ
ⓘ
surface form:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
|
| partOf | Mauna Kea Observatories ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 8.2 meters ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoals |
dark matter and dark energy studies
ⓘ
galaxy formation and evolution ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ solar system small bodies surveys ⓘ |
| telescopeMount | alt-azimuth mount ⓘ |
| telescopeType | Ritchey–Chrétien reflector ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
mid-infrared
ⓘ
near-infrared ⓘ optical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Subaru Telescope Description of subject: The Subaru Telescope is an 8.2-meter optical-infrared reflecting telescope operated by Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory, renowned for wide-field deep-sky observations.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
this entity surface form:
Hyper Suprime-Cam
subject surface form:
Mauna Kea
this entity surface form:
Subaru Telescope Directorate