ESO 1.52-metre telescope
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The ESO 1.52-metre telescope is a mid-sized optical telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, used for a variety of astronomical observations and instrumental projects.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ESO 1.52-metre telescope canonical | 3 |
| La Silla 1.52-metre Telescope | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3573949 — 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: ESO 1.52-metre telescope Context triple: [FEROS spectrograph, telescopeMountedOn, ESO 1.52-metre telescope]
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ESO 3.6 m Telescope
The ESO 3.6 m Telescope is a major optical telescope operated by the European Southern Observatory in Chile, known for hosting the HARPS spectrograph used in exoplanet discovery.
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B.
VLT Survey Telescope
The VLT Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical survey telescope in Chile designed to conduct large-scale imaging of the southern sky for the European Southern Observatory.
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C.
ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory
ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory is a major European Southern Observatory facility in Chile that operates several world-class optical and infrared telescopes, including those at La Silla and Paranal.
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D.
Very Large Telescope
The Very Large Telescope is a flagship array of four large optical telescopes operated by the European Southern Observatory, renowned for its cutting-edge astronomical observations and discoveries.
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E.
Paranal Observatory
Paranal Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert that hosts the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope array.
- 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: ESO 1.52-metre telescope Target entity description: The ESO 1.52-metre telescope is a mid-sized optical telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, used for a variety of astronomical observations and instrumental projects.
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A.
ESO 3.6 m Telescope
The ESO 3.6 m Telescope is a major optical telescope operated by the European Southern Observatory in Chile, known for hosting the HARPS spectrograph used in exoplanet discovery.
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B.
VLT Survey Telescope
The VLT Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical survey telescope in Chile designed to conduct large-scale imaging of the southern sky for the European Southern Observatory.
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C.
ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory
ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory is a major European Southern Observatory facility in Chile that operates several world-class optical and infrared telescopes, including those at La Silla and Paranal.
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D.
Very Large Telescope
The Very Large Telescope is a flagship array of four large optical telescopes operated by the European Southern Observatory, renowned for its cutting-edge astronomical observations and discoveries.
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E.
Paranal Observatory
Paranal Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert that hosts the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope array.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
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ground-based telescope ⓘ optical telescope ⓘ reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| affiliation | ESO La Silla Paranal Observatory ⓘ |
| altitudeCategory | high-altitude observatory ⓘ |
| apertureDiameter |
1.52 metre
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152 centimetre ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| geographicCoordinateSystem | Southern sky access ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Region
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Chile ⓘ La Silla Observatory ⓘ |
| mirrorMaterial | glass ⓘ |
| mountType | equatorial mount ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-term spectroscopic monitoring programs
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supporting follow-up observations of transient events ⓘ |
| observatoryCode | 809 ⓘ |
| operator | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| organization | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| partOf |
La Silla Observatory
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surface form:
La Silla Observatory telescope array
|
| scienceFocus |
galaxy evolution
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optical spectroscopy ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ |
| site | La Silla Observatory ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| telescopeType | Ritchey–Chrétien reflector ⓘ |
| usedBy |
ESO member state astronomers
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international astronomer community ⓘ |
| usedFor |
extragalactic astronomy
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galactic structure studies ⓘ instrumental development ⓘ planetary nebula studies ⓘ spectroscopic surveys ⓘ stellar spectroscopy ⓘ supernova observations ⓘ variable star observations ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
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optical ⓘ |
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La Silla 1.52-metre Telescope