SOFI
E367950
SOFI is a near-infrared imaging and spectroscopic instrument used on the NTT 3.58 m Telescope at the La Silla Observatory for astronomical observations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SOFI canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3549002 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SOFI Context triple: [NTT 3.58 m Telescope, hasInstrument, SOFI]
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A.
SOFI
SOFI is the commonly used abbreviation for the annual United Nations report “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World,” which monitors global hunger and nutrition trends.
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B.
Ein Sof
Ein Sof is the Kabbalistic term for the infinite, unknowable aspect of God that precedes and transcends all creation and manifestation.
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C.
SOU
SOU is the three-letter IATA airport code for Southampton Airport in Hampshire, England.
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D.
SIF
SIF is the governing body for ice hockey in Sweden, overseeing the national teams and domestic competitions.
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E.
Sozh
The Sozh is a major river in Eastern Europe that flows through Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine before joining the Dnieper.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SOFI Target entity description: SOFI is a near-infrared imaging and spectroscopic instrument used on the NTT 3.58 m Telescope at the La Silla Observatory for astronomical observations.
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A.
SOFI
SOFI is the commonly used abbreviation for the annual United Nations report “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World,” which monitors global hunger and nutrition trends.
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B.
Ein Sof
Ein Sof is the Kabbalistic term for the infinite, unknowable aspect of God that precedes and transcends all creation and manifestation.
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C.
SOU
SOU is the three-letter IATA airport code for Southampton Airport in Hampshire, England.
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D.
SIF
SIF is the governing body for ice hockey in Sweden, overseeing the national teams and domestic competitions.
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E.
Sozh
The Sozh is a major river in Eastern Europe that flows through Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine before joining the Dnieper.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrument
ⓘ
imaging spectrograph ⓘ near-infrared instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Son of ISAAC ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
infrared images
ⓘ
infrared spectra ⓘ |
| fullName | Son of ISAAC ⓘ |
| geographicLocation |
Atacama Desert
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surface form:
Atacama Desert, Chile
|
| hasCapability |
imaging
ⓘ
spectroscopy ⓘ |
| hasDetectorType | infrared array detector ⓘ |
| hasMode |
imaging mode
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spectroscopic mode ⓘ |
| hostTelescopeType | optical-infrared telescope ⓘ |
| installedOn |
New Technology Telescope
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surface form:
New Technology Telescope at La Silla Observatory
|
| locatedAt | La Silla Observatory ⓘ |
| mountedOn | NTT 3.58 m Telescope ⓘ |
| observatory | La Silla Observatory ⓘ |
| observingBand |
H band
ⓘ
J band ⓘ K band ⓘ |
| observingTechnique |
broad-band imaging
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long-slit spectroscopy ⓘ narrow-band imaging ⓘ |
| operatedBy | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| partOf | La Silla Observatory instrument suite ⓘ |
| scienceDomain |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
characterization of variable stars
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study of dust-obscured regions ⓘ study of high-redshift galaxies ⓘ study of star clusters ⓘ |
| supports | queue-scheduled observations ⓘ |
| telescope | New Technology Telescope ⓘ |
| telescopeAperture | 3.58 m ⓘ |
| usedBy |
ESO community
ⓘ
astronomers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
extragalactic astronomy
ⓘ
galactic astronomy ⓘ infrared surveys ⓘ near-infrared imaging ⓘ near-infrared spectroscopy ⓘ observations of faint astronomical sources ⓘ star formation studies ⓘ stellar population studies ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | near-infrared ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: SOFI Description of subject: SOFI is a near-infrared imaging and spectroscopic instrument used on the NTT 3.58 m Telescope at the La Silla Observatory for astronomical observations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.