VLBA antenna at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
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The VLBA antenna at Mauna Kea, Hawaii is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array, situated at a high-altitude site on the Big Island to provide exceptional radio astronomy observations with long-baseline interferometry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VLBA Hawaii station | 1 |
| VLBA antenna at Mauna Kea, Hawaii canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7272467 — 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: VLBA antenna at Mauna Kea, Hawaii Context triple: [Very Long Baseline Array, hasAntenna, VLBA antenna at Mauna Kea, Hawaii]
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VLBA antenna at Owens Valley, California
The VLBA antenna at Owens Valley, California is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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VLBA antenna at Pie Town, New Mexico
The VLBA antenna at Pie Town, New Mexico is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array, contributing high-precision astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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C.
VLBA antenna at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
The VLBA antenna at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands is one of the ten radio telescopes in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Long Baseline Array, providing a crucial Caribbean baseline for high-resolution astronomical observations.
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D.
VLBA antenna at North Liberty, Iowa
The VLBA antenna at North Liberty, Iowa is one of the ten radio telescopes in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Long Baseline Array, used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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E.
VLBA antenna at Brewster, Washington
The VLBA antenna at Brewster, Washington is one of the ten radio telescopes in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Long Baseline Array, used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
- 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: VLBA antenna at Mauna Kea, Hawaii Target entity description: The VLBA antenna at Mauna Kea, Hawaii is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array, situated at a high-altitude site on the Big Island to provide exceptional radio astronomy observations with long-baseline interferometry.
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A.
VLBA antenna at Owens Valley, California
The VLBA antenna at Owens Valley, California is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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B.
VLBA antenna at Pie Town, New Mexico
The VLBA antenna at Pie Town, New Mexico is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array, contributing high-precision astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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C.
VLBA antenna at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
The VLBA antenna at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands is one of the ten radio telescopes in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Long Baseline Array, providing a crucial Caribbean baseline for high-resolution astronomical observations.
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D.
VLBA antenna at North Liberty, Iowa
The VLBA antenna at North Liberty, Iowa is one of the ten radio telescopes in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Long Baseline Array, used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
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E.
VLBA antenna at Brewster, Washington
The VLBA antenna at Brewster, Washington is one of the ten radio telescopes in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Long Baseline Array, used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
VLBA station
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radio telescope ⓘ |
| altitude | high-altitude site ⓘ |
| arrayBaselineRole | westernmost VLBA station in the United States ⓘ |
| benefitOfLocation |
long baselines to mainland VLBA antennas
ⓘ
reduced atmospheric absorption at radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
high angular resolution imaging
ⓘ
long-baseline coverage of VLBA ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataSentTo |
VLBA correlator
ⓘ
linked to:
VLBA correlator facility
|
| dataUsedBy | astronomers worldwide ⓘ |
| environment | dry high-altitude volcanic site ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | equatorial coordinate system (for pointing) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
ⓘ
Mauna Kea ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOn |
Hawaii (island)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hawaiʻi (island)
|
| networkRole | one of ten VLBA antennas ⓘ |
| observes |
active galactic nuclei
ⓘ
extragalactic radio sources ⓘ masers ⓘ pulsars ⓘ quasars ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NRAO
ⓘ
linked to:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
National Radio Astronomy Observatory ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Associated Universities, Inc. (through NRAO)
ⓘ
linked to:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
|
| partOf |
VLBA Hawaii station
ⓘ
linked to:
VLBA antenna at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Very Long Baseline Array ⓘ continental-scale interferometer ⓘ global VLBI networks (via coordination) ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
determination of parallaxes
ⓘ
mapping of the Milky Way structure ⓘ measurement of proper motions ⓘ study of relativistic jets ⓘ |
| supports |
multi-frequency VLBI observations
ⓘ
phase-referenced VLBI ⓘ polarization measurements ⓘ |
| telescopeType | parabolic dish antenna ⓘ |
| usedFor |
VLBI observations
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astrometry ⓘ geodesy ⓘ imaging of compact radio sources ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ very long baseline interferometry ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | radio wavelengths ⓘ |
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Subject: VLBA antenna at Mauna Kea, Hawaii Description of subject: The VLBA antenna at Mauna Kea, Hawaii is one of the ten radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array, situated at a high-altitude site on the Big Island to provide exceptional radio astronomy observations with long-baseline interferometry.
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