Unit Telescope 2
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Unit Telescope 2, also known as Kueyen, is one of the four 8.2-meter optical telescopes that make up the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope array at Paranal Observatory in Chile.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Very Large Telescope unit
ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ |
| alternateName | Kueyen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrayMemberCount | 4 ⓘ |
| canBeUsedFor |
imaging
ⓘ
spectroscopy ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | European Southern Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| hasSisterTelescope |
Unit Telescope 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unit Telescope 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Unit Telescope 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | four 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes of the VLT ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Desert
ⓘ
Cerro Paranal NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile ⓘ Paranal Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | the moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountType | altazimuth mount ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Mapuche language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observatoryAltitude | about 2635 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| operator | European Southern Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
VLT array
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFacility | ESO Paranal Observatory site infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter |
8.2 metres
ⓘ
820 centimetres ⓘ |
| scienceFocus |
astrophysics
ⓘ
optical astronomy ⓘ |
| telescopeType |
optical telescope
ⓘ
reflecting telescope ⓘ |
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