Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope

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interferometer radio astronomy observatory radio telescope array

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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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array	8
Array Operations Center of the Very Large Array	1
VLA	1
Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope canonical	1
Very Large Array radio telescope	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	interferometer ⓘ radio astronomy observatory ⓘ radio telescope array ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope ⓘ surface form: Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array
antennaDiameter	25 meters ⓘ
configurationShape	Y-shaped ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1973 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
featuredIn	film "Contact" ⓘ various documentaries about astronomy ⓘ
fullOperationDate	1980 ⓘ
governingBody	National Science Foundation ⓘ
hasArrayConfiguration	A configuration ⓘ B configuration ⓘ C configuration ⓘ D configuration ⓘ
hasBaselineLength	up to about 36 kilometers ⓘ
hasFrequencyCoverage	approximately 1 to 50 GHz ⓘ
hasRailTrack	Y-shaped railroad track ⓘ
hasUpgrade	Expanded Very Large Array ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter	Very Large Array Visitor Center ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1980 ⓘ
locatedIn	New Mexico ⓘ Plains of San Agustin ⓘ
namedAfter	Karl Guthe Jansky ⓘ
near	Socorro, New Mexico ⓘ
numberOfAntennas	27 ⓘ
operatedBy	National Radio Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
ownedBy	National Science Foundation ⓘ
partOf	Very Long Baseline Array ⓘ surface form: Long Baseline Array network
primaryUse	radio astronomy ⓘ
studies	black holes ⓘ cosmic magnetic fields ⓘ galaxies ⓘ gamma-ray burst afterglows ⓘ interstellar gas ⓘ pulsars ⓘ quasars ⓘ star formation ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ
supportsObservationMode	continuum observations ⓘ polarization measurements ⓘ spectral line observations ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ
supportsTechnique	aperture synthesis ⓘ very long baseline interferometry ⓘ
upgradeCompletionDate	2012 ⓘ
wavelengthRange	centimeter radio wavelengths ⓘ

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Subject: Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico → contains → Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope ⓘ

Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope → alsoKnownAs → Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope ⓘ

subject surface form: Very Large Array

this entity surface form: Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array

Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena) → alsoKnownAs → Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope ⓘ

subject surface form: Very Large Array

this entity surface form: Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array

Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena) → observatoryCode → Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope ⓘ

subject surface form: Very Large Array

this entity surface form: VLA

Plains of San Agustin → knownFor → Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Very Large Array radio telescope

Plains of San Agustin → hosts → Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array

Expanded Very Large Array → partOf → Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array

Karl Guthe Jansky → honouredIn → Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array

Karl Guthe Jansky → hasMemorial → Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array

Very Large Array Visitor Center → locatedAt → Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array

Very Large Array Visitor Center → affiliatedWith → Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array

Very Large Array Visitor Center → nearbyFacility → Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Array Operations Center of the Very Large Array