Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:address Khodad, near Narayangaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India
gptkbp:antennaType 30
gptkbp:arrayConfiguration Y-shaped
gptkbp:arrayLength 25 km
gptkbp:arrayShape Y-shaped
gptkbp:awarded IEEE Section
gptkbp:built 1984
gptkbp:completedIn 1995
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:diameter 45 metres
gptkbp:director gptkb:Yashwant_Gupta
gptkbp:elevation 650 metres
gptkbp:frequency 50 MHz to 1420 MHz
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Department_of_Atomic_Energy,_Government_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope
gptkbp:IEEE_MilestoneYear 2020
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pune
gptkbp:namedAfter metre wavelength radio waves
gptkbp:notableFinds studies of pulsars
detection of the most distant known galaxy
mapping of neutral hydrogen
gptkbp:opened 1997
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:National_Centre_for_Radio_Astrophysics
gptkb:Tata_Institute_of_Fundamental_Research
gptkbp:primaryUse radio astronomy
gptkbp:usedFor study of galaxies
study of quasars
study of supernovae
study of the Milky Way
study of the interstellar medium
search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)
study of extragalactic radio sources
study of pulsars
study of the Sun
study of cosmic magnetic fields
study of neutral hydrogen in the universe
study of transient radio sources
gptkbp:website http://gmrt.ncra.tifr.res.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Centre_for_Radio_Astrophysics
gptkb:Govind_Swarup
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7