Very Large Array
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The Very Large Array is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in New Mexico composed of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study celestial radio sources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Very Large Array canonical | 8 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
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interferometer ⓘ radio telescope array ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitude | about 2124 meters ⓘ |
| antennaDiameter | 25 meters ⓘ |
| arrayConfigurations |
A configuration
ⓘ
B configuration ⓘ C configuration ⓘ D configuration ⓘ |
| city | near Magdalena, New Mexico ⓘ |
| configurationShape | Y-shaped ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataAccessPolicy | open to global scientific community after proprietary period ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
film "Contact"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various documentaries ⓘ |
| fundedBy | National Science Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Science Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent | 27 steerable parabolic dish antennas ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | yes ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
ⓘ
Plains of San Agustin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumBaseline | about 36 kilometers ⓘ |
| minimumBaseline | about 1 kilometer ⓘ |
| mountType | altazimuth mount ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Karl G. Jansky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Socorro, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfAntennas | 27 ⓘ |
| observes | radio waves ⓘ |
| offers | public tours ⓘ |
| opened | 1980 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Radio Astronomy Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Science Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. National Radio Astronomy Observatory facilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telescopeType | aperture synthesis array ⓘ |
| upgraded | 2001–2012 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cosmology research
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mapping neutral hydrogen ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ study of galaxies ⓘ study of protoplanetary disks ⓘ study of pulsars ⓘ study of quasars ⓘ study of star formation ⓘ study of supernova remnants ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | centimeter radio wavelengths ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
NGC 7319