UVOT
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UVOT is a space-based ultraviolet and optical telescope instrument, best known as part of NASA's Swift observatory for studying gamma-ray bursts and other transient astrophysical phenomena.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UVOT canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13179342 — 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: UVOT Context triple: [Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope, abbreviation, UVOT]
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A.
VUV
VUV is the ISO 4217 currency code for the Vanuatu vatu, the official monetary unit of Vanuatu.
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B.
UV
UV is a major Spanish public research university located in Valencia, known for its wide range of academic programs and historical significance.
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C.
UVES
UVES (Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph) is a high-resolution spectrograph used in optical and ultraviolet astronomy to analyze the light from celestial objects in great detail.
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D.
UVZ
UVZ is the commonly used abbreviation for Uralvagonzavod, a major Russian manufacturer best known for producing tanks, armored vehicles, and railway equipment.
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E.
UVEK
UVEK is the German abbreviation for Switzerland’s Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, the federal ministry responsible for environmental policy, infrastructure, and related regulatory matters.
- 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: UVOT Target entity description: UVOT is a space-based ultraviolet and optical telescope instrument, best known as part of NASA's Swift observatory for studying gamma-ray bursts and other transient astrophysical phenomena.
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A.
VUV
VUV is the ISO 4217 currency code for the Vanuatu vatu, the official monetary unit of Vanuatu.
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B.
UV
UV is a major Spanish public research university located in Valencia, known for its wide range of academic programs and historical significance.
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C.
UVES
UVES (Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph) is a high-resolution spectrograph used in optical and ultraviolet astronomy to analyze the light from celestial objects in great detail.
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D.
UVZ
UVZ is the commonly used abbreviation for Uralvagonzavod, a major Russian manufacturer best known for producing tanks, armored vehicles, and railway equipment.
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E.
UVEK
UVEK is the German abbreviation for Switzerland’s Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, the federal ministry responsible for environmental policy, infrastructure, and related regulatory matters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrument
ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ space telescope instrument ⓘ ultraviolet telescope ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope ⓘ |
| associatedWithAgency |
ASI (Italian Space Agency)
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linked to:
Italian Space Agency
NASA ⓘ UK Space Agency ⓘ |
| dataArchive | HEASARC ⓘ |
| developedBy | international collaboration ⓘ |
| fullName | Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
imaging
ⓘ
low-resolution grism spectroscopy ⓘ photometry ⓘ rapid follow-up observations of gamma-ray bursts ⓘ |
| hasDetectorType | microchannel plate intensified CCD ⓘ |
| hasFieldOfView | approximately 17 arcminutes by 17 arcminutes ⓘ |
| hasPhotometricFilters |
optical filters
ⓘ
ultraviolet filters ⓘ |
| isSpaceBased | true ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2004-11-20 ⓘ |
| launchedWith |
Swift spacecraft
ⓘ
linked to:
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
|
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
|
| launchVehicle |
Delta II 7320-10C
ⓘ
linked to:
Delta II
|
| missionType | gamma-ray burst follow-up ⓘ |
| mountedOn |
Swift spacecraft
ⓘ
linked to:
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
|
| observesWavelengthRange |
optical
ⓘ
ultraviolet ⓘ |
| onboardSince | 2004 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NASA
ⓘ
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ⓘ
linked to:
Goddard Space Flight Center
|
| orbitsWith | Swift in low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
ⓘ
Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer ⓘ
linked to:
Burst Alert Telescope
|
| primaryScienceGoal |
study of gamma-ray bursts
ⓘ
study of transient astrophysical phenomena ⓘ |
| providesDataTo | astronomical community ⓘ |
| scienceFocus |
multiwavelength observations of transients
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time-domain astronomy ⓘ |
| supports | rapid autonomous slewing of Swift to new targets ⓘ |
| usedFor |
localization of gamma-ray burst afterglows
ⓘ
measurement of afterglow light curves ⓘ study of active galactic nuclei ⓘ study of supernovae ⓘ study of tidal disruption events ⓘ study of variable stars ⓘ |
| worksInConjunctionWith |
Swift BAT
ⓘ
Swift XRT ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: UVOT Description of subject: UVOT is a space-based ultraviolet and optical telescope instrument, best known as part of NASA's Swift observatory for studying gamma-ray bursts and other transient astrophysical phenomena.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.