SOAR Telescope

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astronomical observatory facility near-infrared telescope optical telescope

The SOAR Telescope is a 4.1-meter optical and near-infrared astronomical telescope located in Chile and used for a wide range of research observations of the southern sky.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
SOAR Telescope canonical	3
SOAR Telescope (in partnership)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory facility ⓘ near-infrared telescope ⓘ optical telescope ⓘ
hasAcronymMeaning	Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope ⓘ
hasApertureDiameter	4.1 meter ⓘ
hasContinent	South America ⓘ
hasCountry	Chile ⓘ
hasLocationAltitude	high-altitude site in the Andes ⓘ
hasMirrorDiameter	4.1 meter ⓘ
hasMountType	alt-azimuth mount ⓘ
hasObservationMode	imaging mode ⓘ spectroscopic mode ⓘ time-series observations ⓘ
hasPrimaryMirrorType	Ritchey–Chrétien reflector ⓘ surface form: Ritchey–Chrétien
hasPrimaryUse	research observations ⓘ
hasRegion	Andes ⓘ surface form: Andes Mountains
hasScienceFocus	near-infrared astronomy ⓘ optical astronomy ⓘ
hasScienceGoal	detailed spectroscopy of faint objects ⓘ follow-up of survey discoveries ⓘ study of southern sky objects ⓘ time-resolved studies of variable sources ⓘ
hasSiteCondition	dark skies ⓘ good seeing ⓘ
hasWavelengthRange	near-infrared ⓘ optical ⓘ
isDesignedFor	flexible instrumentation ⓘ high image quality ⓘ
isPartOfObservatoryComplex	Cerro Pachón Observatory site ⓘ
isUsedBy	international astronomy community ⓘ
locatedIn	Cerro Pachón ⓘ Chile ⓘ Coquimbo Region ⓘ
locatedInHemisphere	Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
observesRegionOfSky	southern sky ⓘ
sharesSiteWith	Gemini South Observatory ⓘ surface form: Gemini South Telescope
supports	classical observing runs ⓘ queue-scheduled observations ⓘ
usedFor	extragalactic astronomy research ⓘ galactic astronomy research ⓘ high-resolution imaging ⓘ imaging ⓘ multi-object spectroscopy ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ stellar astrophysics research ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Cerro Pachón → hasObservatory → SOAR Telescope ⓘ

National Optical Astronomy Observatory → operated → SOAR Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: SOAR Telescope (in partnership)

Chile’s Coquimbo Region → astronomyFacility → SOAR Telescope ⓘ

subject surface form: Coquimbo Region

Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope → alternateName → SOAR Telescope ⓘ