VLBA antenna at Hancock, New Hampshire
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The VLBA antenna at Hancock, New Hampshire is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array network used for high-resolution astronomical observations via very long baseline interferometry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| VLBA antenna at Hancock, New Hampshire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7272459 — 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: VLBA antenna at Hancock, New Hampshire Context triple: [Very Long Baseline Array, hasAntenna, VLBA antenna at Hancock, New Hampshire]
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VLBA antenna at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
The VLBA antenna at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands is one of the ten radio telescopes in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Long Baseline Array, providing a crucial Caribbean baseline for high-resolution astronomical observations.
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Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
The Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic phenomena.
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Reber Radio Telescope (relocated)
The Reber Radio Telescope (relocated) is one of the earliest pioneering instruments in radio astronomy, now preserved at the Green Bank Observatory as a historic landmark of the field’s origins.
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D.
85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
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E.
New Hampshire Tracking Station
New Hampshire Tracking Station is a U.S. Air Force satellite ground station in New Hampshire that supports tracking, telemetry, and control of military and government spacecraft.
- 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: VLBA antenna at Hancock, New Hampshire Target entity description: The VLBA antenna at Hancock, New Hampshire is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array network used for high-resolution astronomical observations via very long baseline interferometry.
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A.
VLBA antenna at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
The VLBA antenna at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands is one of the ten radio telescopes in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Long Baseline Array, providing a crucial Caribbean baseline for high-resolution astronomical observations.
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B.
Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
The Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic phenomena.
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C.
Reber Radio Telescope (relocated)
The Reber Radio Telescope (relocated) is one of the earliest pioneering instruments in radio astronomy, now preserved at the Green Bank Observatory as a historic landmark of the field’s origins.
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D.
85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
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E.
New Hampshire Tracking Station
New Hampshire Tracking Station is a U.S. Air Force satellite ground station in New Hampshire that supports tracking, telemetry, and control of military and government spacecraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
VLBA station
ⓘ
radio telescope ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
measurement of proper motions and parallaxes of celestial objects
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milliarcsecond-scale imaging of compact radio sources ⓘ precision reference frame realization ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataCollectedAt | VLBA correlator (via networked data transfer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRole |
provides long east–west baselines in VLBA
ⓘ
provides long north–south baselines in VLBA ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
contributes to high angular resolution imaging
ⓘ
participates in long-baseline interferometric measurements ⓘ |
| hasObservationMode |
continuum observations
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phase-referenced observations ⓘ spectral line observations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hancock, New Hampshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| networkRole | one of ten antennas in the Very Long Baseline Array ⓘ |
| observes |
astronomical radio sources
ⓘ
radio waves ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Radio Astronomy Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
VLBA northern stations
NERFINISHED
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Very Long Baseline Array NERFINISHED ⓘ global VLBI networks ⓘ |
| telescopeType | parabolic dish radio telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-resolution astronomical observations
ⓘ
very long baseline interferometry ⓘ |
| usedIn |
astrometry
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geodesy ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ |
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Instruction
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