Kueyen
E189365
Kueyen is one of the four 8.2-meter Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope array operated by the European Southern Observatory on Cerro Paranal in Chile.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kueyen canonical | 5 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | UT2 ⓘ |
| altitudeApprox | about 2600 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| aperture | 8.2 metres ⓘ |
| arraySize | one of four Unit Telescopes ⓘ |
| belongsTo | ESO Paranal site infrastructure ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| hasMirrorCount | 1 primary mirror ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
Araucanian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Mapuche language
|
| hasSisterTelescope |
Antu
ⓘ
Melipal ⓘ Yepun ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Desert
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ Paranal Observatory ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Paranal Observatory
ⓘ
surface form:
Cerro Paranal
|
| mirrorDiameter | 8.2 metres ⓘ |
| mountType | altazimuth mount ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Moon (Mapuche deity or concept) ⓘ |
| numberInArray | Unit Telescope 2 ⓘ |
| observatoryCode |
Paranal Observatory
ⓘ
surface form:
ESO Paranal (shared site code)
|
| operator | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| organization | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Very Large Telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
ESO VLT
Paranal Observatory ⓘ
surface form:
Paranal Observatory telescope facilities
Very Large Telescope ⓘ
surface form:
VLT Unit Telescope array
Very Large Telescope ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 8.2 metres ⓘ |
| sciencePurpose |
astronomical observation
ⓘ
astrophysics research ⓘ |
| telescopeType |
Ritchey–Chrétien reflector
ⓘ
surface form:
Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-resolution astronomy
ⓘ
imaging ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
ⓘ
visible light ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.