Automated Planet Finder telescope
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The Automated Planet Finder telescope is a dedicated optical instrument designed to detect exoplanets by measuring precise radial velocities of nearby stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Automated Planet Finder telescope canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical telescope
ⓘ
exoplanet search project ⓘ radial-velocity instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviation | APF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| automationFeature |
robotic operation
ⓘ
unattended nightly observing ⓘ |
| automationLevel | fully automated ⓘ |
| beganScienceOperations | around 2013 ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2013 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
precise radial-velocity monitoring of nearby stars
ⓘ
search for Earth-mass planets around nearby stars ⓘ search for low-mass exoplanets ⓘ |
| firstLight | 2013 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
NASA
NERFINISHED
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National Science Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ private donors ⓘ |
| hasInstrument | Levy Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMirrorMaterial | glass ⓘ |
| hostObservatory | Lick Observatory Shane Dome area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtAltitude |
approximately 1280 m
ⓘ
approximately 4200 ft ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Lick Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Mount Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountType | alt-azimuth mount ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its automated planet-search function ⓘ |
| observatoryCode | GPO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Lick Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of California Observatories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter |
2.4 m
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2.4 meters ⓘ 94 inches ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal | detection of exoplanets ⓘ |
| primaryScienceMethod |
Doppler spectroscopy
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radial-velocity measurements ⓘ |
| radialVelocityPrecision | on the order of 1 meter per second ⓘ |
| scienceTarget |
bright nearby stars
ⓘ
nearby M-dwarf stars ⓘ nearby Sun-like stars ⓘ |
| spectrographType | high-resolution echelle spectrograph ⓘ |
| telescopeType | optical telescope ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
high-cadence radial-velocity monitoring
ⓘ
precision wavelength calibration ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | visible light ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lick Observatory