Giant Magellan Telescope

ground-based telescope under construction, planned for completion in 2029
Thing gregorian_telescope Q652252
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Giant Magellan Telescope

Summary

Giant Magellan Telescope is a Gregorian telescope[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Giant Magellan Telescope is located in Coquimbo Region[3].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope is located in Atacama Region[4].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope is in the country of Chile[5].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's instance of is recorded as Gregorian telescope[6].
  • The location of Giant Magellan Telescope was Atacama Desert[7].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope is part of US Extremely Large Telescope Program[8].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's Commons category is recorded as Giant Magellan Telescope[9].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -29.048333, 'lon': -70.683611}[10].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's significant event is recorded as construction[11].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's significant event is recorded as first light[12].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's official website is recorded as https://giantmagellan.org[13].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2516'}[14].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+368'}[15].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+65'}[16].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+2100'}[17].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's focal length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+18'}[18].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's focal length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+202.7'}[19].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+25.448'}[20].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.2'}[21].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's has part is recorded as altazimuth mount[22].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's angular resolution is recorded as {'unit': 'Q829073', 'amount': '+0.01'}[23].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's maximum wavelength of sensitivity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q178674', 'amount': '+25000'}[24].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's minimum wavelength of sensitivity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q178674', 'amount': '+320'}[25].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+524570'}[26].
  • Giant Magellan Telescope's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10026'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Giant Magellan Telescope's instance of is recorded as Gregorian telescope[6].

Use and Application

Giant Magellan Telescope is part of US Extremely Large Telescope Program[8].

Why It Matters

Giant Magellan Telescope has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . giantmagellan.org. giantmagellan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . gmto.org. gmto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . noirlab.edu. noirlab.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . giantmagellan.org. giantmagellan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . gmto.org. Retrieved . gmto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . gmto.org. Retrieved . gmto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . bbc.com. bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . giantmagellan.org. giantmagellan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . giantmagellan.org. giantmagellan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Giant Magellan Telescope. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/giant-magellan-telescope
MLA “Giant Magellan Telescope.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/giant-magellan-telescope.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_giant-magellan-telescope_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Giant Magellan Telescope}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/giant-magellan-telescope}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Giant Magellan Telescope — https://4ort.xyz/entity/giant-magellan-telescope (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/giant-magellan-telescope · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 4P20fZ
    Maximum wavelength of sensitivity {'unit': 'Q178674', 'amount': '+25000'}
    Instance of Gregorian telescope
    Area {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+368'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.