Subaru Telescope

E95686

astronomical observatory instrument infrared telescope optical telescope reflecting telescope

The Subaru Telescope is an 8.2-meter optical-infrared reflecting telescope operated by Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory, renowned for wide-field deep-sky observations.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Subaru Telescope canonical	7
Hyper Suprime-Cam	1
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan	1
Subaru Telescope Directorate	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory instrument ⓘ infrared telescope ⓘ optical telescope ⓘ reflecting telescope ⓘ
altitude	approximately 4200 meters ⓘ
commissioningDate	late 1990s ⓘ
constructionStart	1991 ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
diameter	8.2 meters ⓘ
firstLight	1998 ⓘ
hasDome	cylindrical dome ⓘ
hasInstrument	CHARIS ⓘ COMICS ⓘ FMOS ⓘ FOCAS ⓘ HDS ⓘ Subaru Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hyper Suprime-Cam IRCS ⓘ MOIRCS ⓘ PFS ⓘ SCExAO ⓘ Suprime-Cam ⓘ
knownFor	cosmology research ⓘ deep-sky surveys ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ high-redshift galaxy observations ⓘ weak gravitational lensing studies ⓘ wide-field observations ⓘ
locatedIn	Hawaiʻi (island) ⓘ surface form: Hawaii Big Island of Hawaiʻi ⓘ surface form: Hawaii Island United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedOn	Mauna Kea ⓘ
location	Mauna Kea Observatories ⓘ surface form: Mauna Kea Observatory
managedBy	National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan ⓘ
mirrorMaterial	ULE glass ⓘ
mirrorSupportSystem	active optics ⓘ
namedAfter	Pleiades ⓘ surface form: Subaru (Pleiades star cluster)
operator	NAOJ ⓘ surface form: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
partOf	Mauna Kea Observatories ⓘ
primaryMirrorDiameter	8.2 meters ⓘ
primaryScienceGoals	dark matter and dark energy studies ⓘ galaxy formation and evolution ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ solar system small bodies surveys ⓘ
telescopeMount	alt-azimuth mount ⓘ
telescopeType	Ritchey–Chrétien reflector ⓘ
wavelengthRange	mid-infrared ⓘ near-infrared ⓘ optical ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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Mauna Kea → hasObservatory → Subaru Telescope ⓘ

National Radio Astronomy Observatory → collaboratesWith → Subaru Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Subaru Telescope → hasInstrument → Subaru Telescope self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hyper Suprime-Cam

Mauna Kea Science Reserve → contains → Subaru Telescope ⓘ

White Mountain → hostsFacility → Subaru Telescope ⓘ

subject surface form: Mauna Kea

Andromeda XVI → discoveredWith → Subaru Telescope ⓘ

Mauna Kea Observatories → hasTelescope → Subaru Telescope ⓘ

NAOJ → operates → Subaru Telescope ⓘ

NAOJ → hasDivision → Subaru Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Subaru Telescope Directorate

Scott S. Sheppard → usesInstrument → Subaru Telescope ⓘ