Pan-STARRS

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical survey project
gptkbp:aperture 1.8 meters (PS1)
gptkbp:archiveType gptkb:Mikulski_Archive_for_Space_Telescopes_(MAST)
gptkbp:area three-quarters of the sky
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Durham_University
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
gptkb:Queen's_University_Belfast
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:University_of_Hawaii
gptkb:University_of_Maryland
gptkb:Harvard-Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics
gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Astronomy
gptkb:Las_Cumbres_Observatory_Global_Telescope_Network
gptkb:National_Central_University_(Taiwan)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dataReleaseYear 2016
2019
gptkbp:detects 1.4-gigapixel camera (PS1)
gptkbp:fieldOfView 7 square degrees (PS1)
gptkbp:firstLight 2008
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Panoramic_Survey_Telescope_and_Rapid_Response_System
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pan-STARRS
gptkbp:location gptkb:Haleakalā_Observatory
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:ʻOumuamua
numerous near-Earth asteroids
numerous comets
gptkbp:notableFor first detection of an interstellar object (ʻOumuamua)
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:University_of_Hawaii_Institute_for_Astronomy
gptkbp:primaryTelescope gptkb:PS2
gptkb:PS1
gptkbp:purpose astronomer
detection of asteroids
detection of comets
detection of near-Earth objects
detection of supernovae
detection of variable stars
mapping the sky
gptkbp:releaseDate gptkb:Pan-STARRS1_Data_Release_1_(DR1)
gptkb:Pan-STARRS1_Data_Release_2_(DR2)
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:surveyName gptkb:3π_Steradian_Survey
gptkb:Medium_Deep_Survey
gptkbp:telescopeType wide-field imaging telescope
gptkbp:type optical survey
gptkbp:wavelengthRange visible light
near-infrared
gptkbp:website https://panstarrs.stsci.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Astronomy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3