Swope Telescope

E2867

astronomical observatory instrument optical telescope

The Swope Telescope is a 1-meter-class optical telescope at Chile’s Las Campanas Observatory, known for its role in supernova and transient object discoveries.

Aliases (1)

Henrietta Swope Telescope ×1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory instrument → optical telescope →
apertureSize	1 meter → 40 inches →
commissionedAt	Las Campanas Observatory →
hasCapability	multi-band photometry → wide-field imaging →
hasInstrument	CCD imaging camera →
hasObservationSite	Las Campanas, Chile →
locatedIn	Las Campanas Observatory →
locatedInCountry	Chile →
locatedInMountainRange	Andes →
locatedInRegion	Atacama Desert →
namedAfter	Henrietta Hill Swope →
notableFor	discovery imaging of the first optical counterpart to a gravitational-wave source → observations of supernovae in nearby galaxies →
observatoryAltitude	approximately 2400 meters →
operatedBy	Carnegie Institution for Science → Carnegie Observatories →
ownedBy	Carnegie Institution for Science →
partOf	Las Campanas Observatory telescope array →
primaryMirrorDiameter	1.0 m →
telescopeType	Ritchey–Chrétien reflector →
usedFor	follow-up of gravitational-wave counterparts → photometric observations → supernova searches → time-domain astronomy → transient object discoveries →
usedInProject	supernova surveys at Las Campanas Observatory →
wavelengthRange	optical →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Las Campanas Observatory → Las Campanas Observatory ("Henrietta Swope Telescope") →	hasTelescope
Henrietta Hill Swope →	honorificEponym
Las Campanas, Chile →	hosts
Carnegie Observatories →	operates