MOIRCS
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MOIRCS is a wide-field near-infrared camera and spectrograph used for deep astronomical imaging and spectroscopy on the Subaru Telescope.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| MOIRCS canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4437505 — 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: MOIRCS Context triple: [Subaru Telescope, hasInstrument, MOIRCS]
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A.
HAWK-I
HAWK-I is a high-sensitivity near-infrared wide-field imaging camera used for astronomical observations on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.
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B.
Magellan Clay Telescope
The Magellan Clay Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, used for cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomical research.
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C.
MagAO
MagAO is an adaptive optics system on the Magellan Telescopes that corrects atmospheric distortion to enable high-resolution astronomical imaging.
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D.
Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope
The Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope is a 3.6-meter optical and infrared telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, operated collaboratively by Canada, France, and the University of Hawaii for astronomical research.
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E.
Subaru 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.
- 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: MOIRCS Target entity description: MOIRCS is a wide-field near-infrared camera and spectrograph used for deep astronomical imaging and spectroscopy on the Subaru Telescope.
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A.
HAWK-I
HAWK-I is a high-sensitivity near-infrared wide-field imaging camera used for astronomical observations on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.
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B.
Magellan Clay Telescope
The Magellan Clay Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, used for cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomical research.
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C.
MagAO
MagAO is an adaptive optics system on the Magellan Telescopes that corrects atmospheric distortion to enable high-resolution astronomical imaging.
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D.
Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope
The Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope is a 3.6-meter optical and infrared telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, operated collaboratively by Canada, France, and the University of Hawaii for astronomical research.
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E.
Subaru 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrument
ⓘ
near-infrared camera ⓘ spectrograph ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Multi-Object Infrared Camera and Spectrograph ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
NAOJ
Subaru Observatory ⓘ |
| band |
H band
ⓘ
J band ⓘ K band ⓘ |
| capability |
multi-object spectroscopy
ⓘ
near-infrared imaging ⓘ near-infrared spectroscopy ⓘ wide-field imaging ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
near-infrared images
ⓘ
near-infrared spectra ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | wide-field ⓘ |
| fullName | Multi-Object Infrared Camera and Spectrograph ⓘ |
| hasMode |
imaging mode
ⓘ
multi-object spectroscopic mode ⓘ spectroscopic mode ⓘ |
| hostTelescopeType | optical-infrared telescope ⓘ |
| installedOn | Subaru Telescope ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Subaru Telescope ⓘ |
| mountedOn |
Cassegrain focus of Subaru Telescope
ⓘ
linked to:
Cassegrain focus
|
| observatory | Subaru Telescope ⓘ |
| observatoryLocation |
Mauna Kea, Hawaii
ⓘ
linked to:
Mauna Kea
|
| operatedBy |
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
NAOJ
|
| primaryUse |
astronomical spectroscopy
ⓘ
deep astronomical imaging ⓘ |
| purpose |
study faint astronomical objects
ⓘ
study formation and evolution of galaxies ⓘ study high-redshift universe ⓘ study star-forming regions ⓘ |
| scientificDomain |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ |
| telescopeAperture | 8.2 m ⓘ |
| telescopeType |
8.2-meter Subaru Telescope
ⓘ
linked to:
Subaru Telescope
|
| typeOfSpectrograph |
multi-object spectrograph
ⓘ
near-infrared spectrograph ⓘ |
| usedBy | astronomers worldwide ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deep field surveys
ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ high-redshift galaxy observations ⓘ spectroscopic follow-up of imaging surveys ⓘ stellar population studies ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | near-infrared ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MOIRCS Description of subject: MOIRCS is a wide-field near-infrared camera and spectrograph used for deep astronomical imaging and spectroscopy on the Subaru Telescope.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.