Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

E12020
astronomical observatory observatory complex

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory is a major astronomical observatory complex in northern Chile that hosts multiple world-class telescopes used for cutting-edge research on the universe.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Cerro Tololo 7
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory facility 1
Cerro Tololo means Tololo Hill in Spanish 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
observatory complex ⓘ
altitude approximately 2200 meters ⓘ
approximately 7200 feet ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
constructionBegan 1960s ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
geographicFeature Andes foothills ⓘ
governedByAgreementWith Government of Chile ⓘ
hasAcronym CTIO ⓘ
hasFacility infrared telescopes ⓘ
instrument laboratories ⓘ
multiple optical telescopes ⓘ
residential facilities ⓘ
support buildings ⓘ
hasMirrorDiameter 4 meters for Víctor M. Blanco Telescope ⓘ
hemisphere Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
hostsInstrumentOn Dark Energy Camera ⓘ
surface form: Dark Energy Camera on Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
hostsSurvey Dark Energy Survey ⓘ
Southern Astrophysical Research-related programs ⓘ
hostsTelescope Dark Energy Camera ⓘ
SMARTS 0.6-meter Telescope ⓘ
SMARTS 0.9-meter Telescope ⓘ
SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope ⓘ
SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope ⓘ
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ⓘ
knownFor cosmology research ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ
galactic structure studies ⓘ
supernova studies ⓘ
variable star research ⓘ
wide-field imaging ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Coquimbo Region ⓘ
northern Chile ⓘ
locatedNear La Serena ⓘ
locatedOn Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cerro Tololo
nameMeaning Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cerro Tololo means Tololo Hill in Spanish
opened 1960s ⓘ
operatedBy Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ⓘ
operatedFor National Science Foundation ⓘ
partOf NOIRLab ⓘ
primaryUse astronomical research ⓘ
infrared astronomy ⓘ
optical astronomy ⓘ
skyQuality dark skies ⓘ
supportsProgram U.S. and Chilean institutional collaborations ⓘ
usedBy international astronomy community ⓘ
usedFor cutting-edge research on the universe ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

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

SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope → associatedWith → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
Elqui Valley → astronomyFacility → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
northern Chile → contains → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Chile
CTIO → fullName → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
La Serena → gatewayTo → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
Pangue Observatory → hasNearbyObservatories → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
Coquimbo Region → hasObservatory → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
Elqui Province → hasObservatory → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
Vicuña → hasTouristAttraction → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope → locatedAt → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
Dark Energy Camera → locatedAtObservatory → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
SMARTS 0.6-meter Telescope → locatedIn → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
SMARTS 0.6-meter Telescope → locatedIn → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cerro Tololo
SMARTS 0.9-meter Telescope → locatedIn → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope → locatedIn → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope → locatedIn → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cerro Tololo
Dark Energy Camera → locatedInRegion → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cerro Tololo
CTIO → locatedOn → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cerro Tololo
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory → locatedOn → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cerro Tololo
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory → nameMeaning → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cerro Tololo means Tololo Hill in Spanish
Cerro Pachón → near → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cerro Tololo
Cerro Pachón → near → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
SMARTS 0.6-meter Telescope → observatory → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
SMARTS 0.9-meter Telescope → observatorySite → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope → observatorySite → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cerro Tololo
Dark Energy Camera → operatedBy → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope → operatedBy → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
NOIRLab → operates → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope → partOf → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory facility
Dark Energy Survey → telescopeLocation → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory ⓘ