Mount Graham International Observatory
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Mount Graham International Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Arizona that hosts advanced telescopes, including the Large Binocular Telescope, for cutting-edge observations of the universe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mount Graham International Observatory canonical | 9 |
| Mount Graham International Observatory area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6006796 — 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: Mount Graham International Observatory Context triple: [Steward Observatory, operates, Mount Graham International Observatory]
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A.
Mount Lemmon Observatory
Mount Lemmon Observatory is an astronomical research and public outreach facility located near the summit of Mount Lemmon in Arizona, known for its optical telescopes and sky surveys.
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B.
Hat Creek Radio Observatory
Hat Creek Radio Observatory is a radio astronomy facility in Northern California known for hosting the Allen Telescope Array used in both astronomical and SETI research.
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C.
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Arizona that hosts numerous telescopes used for studying the universe and discovering celestial objects.
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Fremont Peak Observatory
Fremont Peak Observatory is a public astronomical observatory in California known for its stargazing programs and large telescopes available to amateur astronomers and visitors.
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E.
Sierra Nevada Observatory
Sierra Nevada Observatory is a high-altitude astronomical observatory in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Spain, equipped with modern telescopes for professional research in areas such as stellar and planetary astrophysics.
- 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: Mount Graham International Observatory Target entity description: Mount Graham International Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Arizona that hosts advanced telescopes, including the Large Binocular Telescope, for cutting-edge observations of the universe.
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A.
Mount Lemmon Observatory
Mount Lemmon Observatory is an astronomical research and public outreach facility located near the summit of Mount Lemmon in Arizona, known for its optical telescopes and sky surveys.
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B.
Hat Creek Radio Observatory
Hat Creek Radio Observatory is a radio astronomy facility in Northern California known for hosting the Allen Telescope Array used in both astronomical and SETI research.
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C.
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Arizona that hosts numerous telescopes used for studying the universe and discovering celestial objects.
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D.
Fremont Peak Observatory
Fremont Peak Observatory is a public astronomical observatory in California known for its stargazing programs and large telescopes available to amateur astronomers and visitors.
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E.
Sierra Nevada Observatory
Sierra Nevada Observatory is a high-altitude astronomical observatory in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Spain, equipped with modern telescopes for professional research in areas such as stellar and planetary astrophysics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
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research facility ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
German institutions operating the Large Binocular Telescope
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Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy ⓘ Vatican Observatory ⓘ
linked to:
Vatican Observatory Research Group in Tucson
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| altitude |
approximately 10470 feet
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approximately 3200 meters ⓘ |
| climate | high-altitude alpine forest ⓘ |
| constructionControversy |
Native American sacred site concerns
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endangered Mount Graham red squirrel habitat ⓘ environmental concerns ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Large Binocular Telescope Observatory
ⓘ
linked to:
Large Binocular Telescope
Submillimeter Telescope Observatory ⓘ
linked to:
Submillimeter Telescope (Arizona)
Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope facility ⓘ
linked to:
Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope
|
| hasInstrument |
Large Binocular Telescope interferometric system
ⓘ
linked to:
Large Binocular Telescope
|
| hasScientificFocus |
cosmology
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extragalactic astronomy ⓘ planetary science ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ |
| hasTelescopeType |
infrared telescope
ⓘ
optical telescope ⓘ submillimeter telescope ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://mgio.arizona.edu/ ⓘ |
| hosts |
Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope
ⓘ
linked to:
Submillimeter Telescope (Arizona)
Large Binocular Telescope ⓘ Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-resolution astronomical observations
ⓘ
hosting one of the world’s largest optical telescopes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
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Graham County, Arizona ⓘ Mount Graham ⓘ Pinaleño Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Coronado National Forest ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Safford, Arizona ⓘ |
| operator | University of Arizona ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of Arizona ⓘ |
| partOf | Steward Observatory ⓘ |
| primaryResearchField |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ |
| region | southwestern United States ⓘ |
| skyQuality | dark-sky site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astronomical imaging
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cutting-edge observations of the universe ⓘ interferometry ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ |
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Subject: Mount Graham International Observatory Description of subject: Mount Graham International Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Arizona that hosts advanced telescopes, including the Large Binocular Telescope, for cutting-edge observations of the universe.
Referenced by (10)
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linked to: Mount Graham International Observatory