Southern African Large Telescope

9.2-metre optical telescope operated by the South African Astronomical Observatory
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Southern African Large Telescope

Summary

Southern African Large Telescope is a reflecting telescope[1]. It draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (reflecting_telescope category, ranking #4 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Southern African Large Telescope is located in Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality[3].
  • Southern African Large Telescope is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's image is recorded as Southern African Large Telescope.jpg[5].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's image is recorded as Salt mirror.jpg[6].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's instance of is recorded as reflecting telescope[7].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's instance of is recorded as optical telescope[8].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's part of is recorded as Sutherland Observatory[9].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's Commons category is recorded as Southern African Large Telescope[10].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20018414[11].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's has part is recorded as segmented mirror[12].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -32.37591838246142, 'lon': 20.81075651274923}[13].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02m4gy[14].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as B31[15].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's official website is recorded as https://www.salt.ac.za[16].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's carries scientific instrument is recorded as reflecting telescope[17].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0523022[18].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Southern-African-Large-Telescope[19].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's different from is recorded as Southern African Large Telescope[20].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1783'}[21].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03324748n[22].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's maximum wavelength of sensitivity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q178674', 'amount': '+1700'}[23].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's minimum wavelength of sensitivity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q178674', 'amount': '+320'}[24].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779166676[25].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's Hrvatska enciklopedija ID is recorded as 70768[26].
  • Southern African Large Telescope's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 535003[27].

Why It Matters

Southern African Large Telescope draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (reflecting_telescope category, ranking #4 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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