James Clerk Maxwell Telescope

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radio telescope submillimetre telescope

The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope is a large submillimetre-wavelength radio telescope used for astronomical observations, located near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope canonical	4
JCMT	2
SCUBA-2	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	radio telescope ⓘ submillimetre telescope ⓘ
altitude	approximately 4092 metres ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1983 ⓘ
coordinateSystem	equatorial ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
diameterRank	one of the largest single-dish submillimetre telescopes in the world ⓘ
firstLightDate	1987 ⓘ
formerOperator	United Kingdom Infrared Telescope ⓘ surface form: Joint Astronomy Centre Science and Technology Facilities Council ⓘ surface form: Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council Science and Technology Facilities Council ⓘ
fundedBy	Canada ⓘ East Asian partners ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
governingBody	East Asian Observatory Board ⓘ
hasDiscovery	SCUBA deep submillimetre surveys of distant galaxies ⓘ detailed maps of star-forming regions in the Milky Way ⓘ
hasInstrument	ACSIS ⓘ HARP ⓘ POL-2 ⓘ SCUBA ⓘ James Clerk Maxwell Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: SCUBA-2
hasMirrorMaterial	aluminium ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.eaobservatory.org/jcmt/ ⓘ
location	Hawaiʻi (island) ⓘ surface form: Hawaii Mauna Kea ⓘ
namedAfter	James Clerk Maxwell ⓘ
observatorySite	Mauna Kea Observatories ⓘ surface form: Mauna Kea Observatory
observesFrequencyRange	approximately 200 GHz to 900 GHz ⓘ
openingYear	1987 ⓘ
operatedBy	East Asian Observatory ⓘ
partOf	Mauna Kea Observatories ⓘ surface form: Mauna Kea Observatories complex
primaryMirrorDiameter	15 metres ⓘ
primaryScienceField	radio astronomy ⓘ submillimetre astronomy ⓘ
telescopeCode	James Clerk Maxwell Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JCMT
telescopeMount	alt-azimuth mount ⓘ
telescopeType	single-dish ⓘ
usedFor	astronomical observations ⓘ cosmology ⓘ study of interstellar dust ⓘ study of molecular clouds ⓘ study of nearby galaxies ⓘ study of star formation ⓘ
wavelengthRange	millimetre ⓘ submillimetre ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mauna Kea → hasObservatory → James Clerk Maxwell Telescope ⓘ

Mauna Kea Science Reserve → contains → James Clerk Maxwell Telescope ⓘ

James Clerk Maxwell Telescope → hasInstrument → James Clerk Maxwell Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: SCUBA-2

James Clerk Maxwell Telescope → telescopeCode → James Clerk Maxwell Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCMT

Perseus molecular cloud complex → observedBy → James Clerk Maxwell Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCMT

Mauna Kea Observatories → hasTelescope → James Clerk Maxwell Telescope ⓘ

Event Horizon Telescope → hasComponent → James Clerk Maxwell Telescope ⓘ