HRC

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HRC is the High Resolution Camera aboard NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, designed to capture extremely detailed images of cosmic X-ray sources.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
HRC canonical 3
HRC-I 2
HRC-S 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf High Resolution Camera ⓘ
X-ray space telescope instrument ⓘ
aboard Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
countryOfOperator United States ⓘ
dataUsedBy astronomers ⓘ
dataUsedFor astrophysical research ⓘ
cosmology research ⓘ
high-energy astrophysics ⓘ
designedFor detection of cosmic X-ray sources ⓘ
high-resolution X-ray imaging ⓘ
fullName High Resolution Camera ⓘ
hasComponent HRC-I ⓘ
linked to: HRC

HRC-S ⓘ
launchedWith Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ
launchVehicle STS-93 ⓘ
launchYear 1999 ⓘ
missionType space-based X-ray astronomy ⓘ
observes X-ray wavelength band ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
orbitType high Earth orbit ⓘ
partOf Chandra X-ray Observatory science instrument payload ⓘ
primaryFunction capture extremely detailed images of cosmic X-ray sources ⓘ
spaceAgency NASA ⓘ
supports high time-resolution observations ⓘ
wide-field X-ray imaging ⓘ
telescope Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
usedFor studying X-ray binaries ⓘ
studying active galactic nuclei ⓘ
studying black holes ⓘ
studying galaxy clusters ⓘ
studying neutron stars ⓘ
studying supernova remnants ⓘ
usesDetectorType microchannel plate detector ⓘ

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