FAST
E918808
FAST is the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, located in Guizhou, China, and used for cutting-edge astronomical observations such as pulsar detection and studies of interstellar matter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| FAST canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11316987 — 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: FAST Context triple: [Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, shortName, FAST]
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FAST
FAST is the public bus transit system serving the Fairfield and Suisun City area in Solano County, California.
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FAST
FAST is a U.S. federal law that authorizes long-term funding and policy for the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure, including highways, transit, and rail.
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Fast
Fast is a surname most notably associated with American novelist and screenwriter Howard Fast, known for his historical and political works.
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Fast
"Fast" is a country song by Luke Bryan that reflects on the fleeting nature of time, relationships, and life’s milestones.
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Fastiv
Fastiv is a historic city in northern Ukraine known as a regional railway hub and industrial center southwest of Kyiv.
- 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: FAST Target entity description: FAST is the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, located in Guizhou, China, and used for cutting-edge astronomical observations such as pulsar detection and studies of interstellar matter.
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FAST
FAST is a U.S. federal law that authorizes long-term funding and policy for the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure, including highways, transit, and rail.
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B.
FAST
FAST is the public bus transit system serving the Fairfield and Suisun City area in Solano County, California.
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C.
Fast
Fast is a surname most notably associated with American novelist and screenwriter Howard Fast, known for his historical and political works.
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D.
Fast
"Fast" is a country song by Luke Bryan that reflects on the fleeting nature of time, relationships, and life’s milestones.
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E.
Fastiv
Fastiv is a historic city in northern Ukraine known as a regional railway hub and industrial center southwest of Kyiv.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
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radio telescope ⓘ single-dish telescope ⓘ |
| acronym | FAST ⓘ |
| altitude | about 1100 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| altName | China Sky Eye ⓘ |
| apertureDiameter | 500 meters ⓘ |
| comparison | larger aperture than Arecibo Observatory ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2011-03-25 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| county | Pingtang County ⓘ |
| designType | active reflector radio telescope ⓘ |
| diameter | 500 meters ⓘ |
| effectiveAperture | about 300 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedCost | about 1.2 billion yuan ⓘ |
| feedSupport | cable-suspended feed cabin ⓘ |
| firstLightDate | 2016-09-25 ⓘ |
| frequencyRange | 70 MHz to 3 GHz ⓘ |
| fullName | Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope ⓘ |
| fundingCountry | China ⓘ |
| hasReceiver | multi-beam receiver ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2016-09-25 ⓘ |
| location | Pingtang County, Guizhou Province, China ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| nickname | China Sky Eye ⓘ |
| notableCapability |
high sensitivity to faint radio sources
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world’s largest filled-aperture single-dish radio telescope ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery | numerous new radio pulsars ⓘ |
| numberOfPanels | about 4450 ⓘ |
| operator |
Chinese Academy of Sciences
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National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal |
SETI searches
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fast radio burst (FRB) observations ⓘ interstellar medium studies ⓘ neutral hydrogen (HI) surveys ⓘ pulsar search ⓘ |
| province |
Guizhou
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linked to:
Guizhou Province
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| reflectorType | panelized reflector ⓘ |
| scientificField |
astrophysics
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radio astronomy ⓘ |
| shape | spherical ⓘ |
| siteSelectionReason | karst depression terrain ⓘ |
| startOfOperations | 2020-01 ⓘ |
| steeringMethod | active surface deformation and feed cabin suspension ⓘ |
| usedFor |
extragalactic astronomy
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galactic structure studies ⓘ pulsar timing ⓘ search for extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ studies of interstellar matter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FAST Description of subject: FAST is the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, located in Guizhou, China, and used for cutting-edge astronomical observations such as pulsar detection and studies of interstellar matter.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.