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Kitt Peak National Observatory
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
astronomer
gptkbp:codename
IAU code 695
gptkbp:contains
gptkb:Bok_2.3-meter_Telescope
gptkb:Burrell_Schmidt_Telescope
gptkb:Kitt_Peak_Visitor_Center
gptkb:Mayall_4-meter_Telescope
gptkb:McMath-Pierce_Solar_Telescope
gptkb:Spacewatch_0.9-meter_Telescope
gptkb:WIYN_3.5-meter_Telescope
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county
gptkb:Pima_County
gptkbp:elevation
2096 meters
gptkbp:established
1958
gptkbp:focus
optical astronomy
radio astronomy
solar astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Kitt Peak National Observatory
gptkbp:latitude
31.9583° N
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Kitt_Peak,_Arizona,_United_States
gptkbp:longitude
111.5967° W
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:Kitt_Peak
gptkbp:nearestCity
gptkb:Tucson,_Arizona
gptkbp:notableEvent
Affected by Contreras Fire in 2022
McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope decommissioned in 2017
gptkbp:openToPublic
yes
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:NOIRLab
gptkb:National_Optical_Astronomy_Observatory
gptkbp:ownedBy
gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:NOIRLab
gptkbp:state
gptkb:Arizona
gptkbp:usedFor
astronomical research
education
public outreach
gptkbp:website
https://www.noirlab.edu/public/observatories/kitt-peak-national-observatory/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:NSF_National_Optical-Infrared_Astronomy_Research_Laboratory
gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkb:Astronomie
gptkbp:bfsLayer
4