VLBA antenna at Owens Valley, California
E659583
The VLBA antenna at Owens Valley, California is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| VLBA antenna at Owens Valley, California canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7272465 — 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 Owens Valley, California Context triple: [Very Long Baseline Array, hasAntenna, VLBA antenna at Owens Valley, California]
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VLBA antenna at Pie Town, New Mexico
The VLBA antenna at Pie Town, New Mexico is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array, contributing high-precision astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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B.
VLBA antenna at North Liberty, Iowa
The VLBA antenna at North Liberty, Iowa is one of the ten radio telescopes in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Long Baseline Array, used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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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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VLBA antenna at Hancock, New Hampshire
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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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.
- 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 Owens Valley, California Target entity description: The VLBA antenna at Owens Valley, California is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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A.
VLBA antenna at Pie Town, New Mexico
The VLBA antenna at Pie Town, New Mexico is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array, contributing high-precision astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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B.
VLBA antenna at North Liberty, Iowa
The VLBA antenna at North Liberty, Iowa is one of the ten radio telescopes in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Long Baseline Array, used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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C.
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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D.
VLBA antenna at Hancock, New Hampshire
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
VLBA station
ⓘ
radio telescope ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dataRecordedAt | VLBA correlator facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Inyo County, California ⓘ North America ⓘ Owens Valley, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkRole | VLBA western United States station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfAntennasInArray | 10 ⓘ |
| observes |
active galactic nuclei
ⓘ
extragalactic radio sources ⓘ masers ⓘ pulsars ⓘ quasars ⓘ radio waves ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Radio Astronomy Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Radio Astronomy Observatory VLBA network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Very Long Baseline Array NERFINISHED ⓘ global VLBI networks ⓘ |
| supports |
multi‑frequency observations
ⓘ
phase‑referenced VLBI observations ⓘ polarization measurements ⓘ |
| telescopeType | parabolic dish antenna ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrometry
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geodesy ⓘ high‑resolution astronomical observations ⓘ imaging compact radio sources ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ very long baseline interferometry ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
centimeter radio wavelengths
ⓘ
millimeter radio wavelengths ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: VLBA antenna at Owens Valley, California Description of subject: The VLBA antenna at Owens Valley, California is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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