Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope
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The Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope is a robotic telescope best known for its role in automated sky surveys and the discovery of numerous supernovae.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7431637 — 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: Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope Context triple: [Lick Observatory, hasTelescope, Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope]
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A.
SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope
The SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope is a small optical telescope used for a wide range of astronomical observations as part of the SMARTS consortium’s facilities in Chile.
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SMARTS 1.0m Telescope
The SMARTS 1.0m Telescope is a one-meter-class optical telescope operated as part of the SMARTS consortium’s observing facilities at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
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C.
SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope
The SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope is a medium-sized optical telescope used for a wide range of astronomical research as part of the SMARTS consortium’s observing facilities.
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D.
Curtis Schmidt Telescope
The Curtis Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for its photographic sky surveys and operation at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
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E.
SMARTS 0.6-meter Telescope
The SMARTS 0.6-meter Telescope is a small optical research telescope used for astronomical observations as part of the SMARTS consortium at Cerro Tololo in Chile.
- 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: Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope Target entity description: The Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope is a robotic telescope best known for its role in automated sky surveys and the discovery of numerous supernovae.
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A.
SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope
The SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope is a small optical telescope used for a wide range of astronomical observations as part of the SMARTS consortium’s facilities in Chile.
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B.
SMARTS 1.0m Telescope
The SMARTS 1.0m Telescope is a one-meter-class optical telescope operated as part of the SMARTS consortium’s observing facilities at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
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C.
SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope
The SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope is a medium-sized optical telescope used for a wide range of astronomical research as part of the SMARTS consortium’s observing facilities.
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D.
Curtis Schmidt Telescope
The Curtis Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for its photographic sky surveys and operation at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
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E.
SMARTS 0.6-meter Telescope
The SMARTS 0.6-meter Telescope is a small optical research telescope used for astronomical observations as part of the SMARTS consortium at Cerro Tololo in Chile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
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robotic telescope ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of California Observatories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aperture |
0.76 m
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76 cm ⓘ |
| automation |
fully robotic
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remotely operated ⓘ |
| controlSystem |
automated scheduling software
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robotic control system ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataProduct |
supernova discovery images
ⓘ
time-series optical images ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
cosmology
ⓘ
galaxy evolution studies ⓘ supernova rate studies ⓘ |
| discovered |
core-collapse supernovae
ⓘ
hundreds of supernovae ⓘ nearby Type Ia supernovae ⓘ |
| hasImagingDetector | CCD camera ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | University of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Lick Observatory Supernova Search
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
discovery of numerous supernovae ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lick Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Hamilton, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountType | equatorial mount ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Morris Katzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observatoryCode | Lick Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observes |
extragalactic fields
ⓘ
nearby galaxies ⓘ transient astronomical events ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Lick Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lick Observatory Supernova Search NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal |
discovery of nearby supernovae
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monitoring of supernova light curves ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ |
| skyCoverage | northern sky ⓘ |
| surveyMode | wide-field imaging ⓘ |
| telescopeType | reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automated sky surveys
ⓘ
optical imaging ⓘ supernova searches ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ |
| wavelength | optical ⓘ |
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Subject: Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope Description of subject: The Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope is a robotic telescope best known for its role in automated sky surveys and the discovery of numerous supernovae.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Lick Observatory