Gran Telescopio Canarias

Summary

Gran Telescopio Canarias is a Ritchey–Chrétien telescope^[1]. It draws 144 Wikipedia views per month (ritchey_chr_tien_telescope category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gran Telescopio Canarias is located in Garafía^[3].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias is in the country of Spain^[4].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias's instance of is recorded as Ritchey–Chrétien telescope^[5].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias's instance of is recorded as observation facility^[6].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias is operated by Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias^[7].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias is operated by University of Florida^[8].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias is operated by National Autonomous University of Mexico^[9].
• The location of Gran Telescopio Canarias was La Palma^[10].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias is part of Roque de los Muchachos Observatory^[11].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias is part of Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructures^[12].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias's Commons category is recorded as Gran Telescopio Canarias^[13].
• 2007 marks the founding of Gran Telescopio Canarias^[14].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 28.756611111111, 'lon': -17.892027777778}^[15].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias's located in/on physical feature is recorded as La Palma^[16].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias's service entry is recorded as July 13, 2007^[17].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias's official website is recorded as http://www.gtc.iac.es/^[18].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2267'}^[19].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+78.54'}^[20].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias's focal length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+169.9'}^[21].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10.4'}^[22].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias's has part is recorded as altazimuth mount^[23].
• Gran Telescopio Canarias's has part is recorded as segmented mirror^[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Ritchey–Chrétien telescope^[5] and observation facility^[6].

Origins

2007 marks the founding of Gran Telescopio Canarias^[14].

Use and Application

Part of include Roque de los Muchachos Observatory^[11], an astronomical observatory^[25], in Spain^[26] and Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructures^[12], a scientific organization^[27], in Spain^[28].

Why It Matters

Gran Telescopio Canarias draws 144 Wikipedia views per month (ritchey_chr_tien_telescope category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]