![]() The Subaru Telescope | |
Part of | Mauna Kea Observatories National Astronomical Observatory of Japan ![]() |
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Location(s) | Mauna Kea, Mauna Kea, Hawaii, United States |
Coordinates | 19°49′32″N 155°28′34″W / 19.8256°N 155.4761°W |
Organization | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan ![]() |
Observatory code | T09 ![]() |
Altitude | 4,139 m (13,579 ft) |
Wavelength | Optical/Infrared |
Built | Completed 1998 |
Telescope style | Ritchey–Chrétien telescope optical telescope reflecting telescope ![]() |
Diameter | 8.3 m[1] (8.2 m usable) |
Secondary diameter | 1330/1400/1265 mm |
Angular resolution | 0.23″ |
Collecting area | 53 m2 (570 sq ft) |
Focal length | f/1.83 (15.000 m) |
Mounting | Altitude/Azimuth |
Enclosure | cylindrical dome ![]() |
Website | www |
Subaru Telescope (すばる望遠鏡, Subaru Bōenkyō) is the large telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan at the Mauna Kea Observatory on the island of Hawaii. From 1999 to 2005, its main mirror was the largest in the world.[2]
The telescope is named after the Pleiades star cluster.