Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2

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Hubble Space Telescope instrument astronomical imaging instrument space telescope camera

Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 was a key imaging instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope that captured many of its most iconic and scientifically important space photographs from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s.

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Label	Occurrences
Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 canonical	9
Wide Field and Planetary Camera	6
WFPC2	2
WFPC1	1
Wide Field Planetary Camera 2	1
Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T364138 — 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: Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2
Context triple: [Hubble Space Telescope, hasInstrument, Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2]

A. Inamori Magellan Areal Camera and Spectrograph
The Inamori Magellan Areal Camera and Spectrograph (IMACS) is a wide-field optical imaging and spectrographic instrument mounted on the Magellan telescopes, used for deep astronomical surveys and detailed spectroscopic studies.
B. Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory that has provided some of the most detailed images and data about the universe, revolutionizing modern astronomy and cosmology.
C. Warsaw Telescope
The Warsaw Telescope is a 1.3-meter optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys such as the OGLE project.
D. James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory designed to study the universe in infrared light, revealing the formation of the first galaxies, stars, and planetary systems with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution.
E. Cyber-shot
Cyber-shot is Sony's line of compact digital still cameras known for their portability, advanced imaging features, and consumer-friendly design.
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: Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2
Target entity description: Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 was a key imaging instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope that captured many of its most iconic and scientifically important space photographs from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s.

A. Inamori Magellan Areal Camera and Spectrograph
The Inamori Magellan Areal Camera and Spectrograph (IMACS) is a wide-field optical imaging and spectrographic instrument mounted on the Magellan telescopes, used for deep astronomical surveys and detailed spectroscopic studies.
B. Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory that has provided some of the most detailed images and data about the universe, revolutionizing modern astronomy and cosmology.
C. Warsaw Telescope
The Warsaw Telescope is a 1.3-meter optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys such as the OGLE project.
D. James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory designed to study the universe in infrared light, revealing the formation of the first galaxies, stars, and planetary systems with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution.
E. Cyber-shot
Cyber-shot is Sony's line of compact digital still cameras known for their portability, advanced imaging features, and consumer-friendly design.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hubble Space Telescope instrument ⓘ astronomical imaging instrument ⓘ space telescope camera ⓘ
abbreviation	WFPC2 ⓘ linked to: Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2
associatedWithProgram	Hubble Space Telescope program ⓘ linked to: Hubble Space Telescope
commissioningDate	1994 ⓘ
contains	built-in corrective optics ⓘ
correctsFor	Hubble primary mirror spherical aberration ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentLocation	Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum ⓘ linked to: National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
deactivationDate	2009 ⓘ
deployedOn	Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission 1 ⓘ
developedBy	NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ linked to: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
displayedAt	National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center ⓘ linked to: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
fieldOfView	approximately 2.5 by 2.5 arcminutes for wide field chips ⓘ
hasChannel	planetary camera channel ⓘ wide field channel ⓘ
hasFilterWheel	yes ⓘ
height	approximately 2 meters ⓘ
installationDate	1993-12 ⓘ
installedDuringMission	STS-61 ⓘ
launchVehicle	Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ
length	approximately 2 meters ⓘ
manufacturer	Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ
mass	approximately 280 kilograms ⓘ
notableFor	detailed imaging of planetary atmospheres ⓘ high-resolution imaging of distant galaxies ⓘ observations of star-forming regions ⓘ producing many of Hubble Space Telescope’s iconic images ⓘ
numberOfCCDs	4 ⓘ
numberOfFilters	approximately 48 ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
partOf	Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
pixelArray	800 by 800 pixels per CCD ⓘ
primaryScienceRole	imaging of astronomical objects ⓘ
removalDate	2009-05 ⓘ
removedDuringMission	STS-125 ⓘ
replaced	Wide Field and Planetary Camera ⓘ linked to: Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2
replacedBy	Wide Field Camera 3 ⓘ
spectralRange	near-ultraviolet to near-infrared ⓘ
status	retired ⓘ
usedFor	cosmological distance scale measurements ⓘ galaxy morphology studies ⓘ planetary science ⓘ stellar population studies ⓘ supernova observations ⓘ
usesDetector	charge-coupled device ⓘ
wavelengthCoverage	approximately 115 to 1000 nanometers ⓘ
width	approximately 1 meter ⓘ

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