IPAC at Caltech
E1026160
IPAC at Caltech is an astronomical data and science center that archives, processes, and distributes infrared and other space-based survey data for the research community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IPAC at Caltech canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13179825 — 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: IPAC at Caltech Context triple: [AllWISE Reject Table, dataProcessingCenter, IPAC at Caltech]
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Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
The Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology is a research institute at Stanford University dedicated to studying the fundamental nature of the universe through the intersection of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.
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B.
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics is a leading research center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, dedicated to advancing fundamental understanding in physics through long-term programs and collaborations among scientists worldwide.
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Division of Engineering and Applied Science at Caltech
The Division of Engineering and Applied Science at Caltech is a major academic division of the California Institute of Technology that conducts cutting-edge research and education across a wide range of engineering and applied science disciplines.
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D.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy national lab in California known for its cutting-edge research in particle physics, astrophysics, and accelerator science.
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E.
California Institute of Technology archives
The California Institute of Technology archives is the official repository preserving Caltech’s institutional history, including documents, photographs, publications, and other materials related to the university’s research, campus life, and community.
- 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: IPAC at Caltech Target entity description: IPAC at Caltech is an astronomical data and science center that archives, processes, and distributes infrared and other space-based survey data for the research community.
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A.
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
The Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology is a research institute at Stanford University dedicated to studying the fundamental nature of the universe through the intersection of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.
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B.
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics is a leading research center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, dedicated to advancing fundamental understanding in physics through long-term programs and collaborations among scientists worldwide.
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C.
Division of Engineering and Applied Science at Caltech
The Division of Engineering and Applied Science at Caltech is a major academic division of the California Institute of Technology that conducts cutting-edge research and education across a wide range of engineering and applied science disciplines.
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D.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy national lab in California known for its cutting-edge research in particle physics, astrophysics, and accelerator science.
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E.
California Institute of Technology archives
The California Institute of Technology archives is the official repository preserving Caltech’s institutional history, including documents, photographs, publications, and other materials related to the university’s research, campus life, and community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical data center
ⓘ
science center ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| associatedWith | space-based infrared observatories ⓘ |
| city | Pasadena ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
NASA
ⓘ
international astronomy community ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataServices |
data archiving
ⓘ
data distribution ⓘ data processing ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ infrared astronomy ⓘ |
| focus |
large astronomical surveys
ⓘ
multi-wavelength sky surveys ⓘ |
| fullName |
Infrared Processing and Analysis Center
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive
|
| handlesDataType |
astronomical survey catalogs
ⓘ
infrared data ⓘ space-based telescope data ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California Institute of Technology
ⓘ
Pasadena, California ⓘ
linked to:
Pasadena
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| operatesAs | astronomical data and science center ⓘ |
| provides |
data products for astronomical research
ⓘ
online access to survey data ⓘ science support for space missions ⓘ |
| purpose |
archiving astronomical data
ⓘ
distributing astronomical data ⓘ processing astronomical data ⓘ |
| role |
enabling archival research in astronomy
ⓘ
long-term preservation of astronomical data ⓘ |
| serves | astronomical research community ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
infrared survey data
ⓘ
space-based survey data ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| supports |
astronomical survey missions
ⓘ
space telescope missions ⓘ |
| userCommunity |
astrophysics researchers
ⓘ
professional astronomers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: IPAC at Caltech Description of subject: IPAC at Caltech is an astronomical data and science center that archives, processes, and distributes infrared and other space-based survey data for the research community.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.