NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility is a 3.2-meter telescope optimized for use in infrared astronomy and located at the Mauna Kea Observatory in .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include W. M. Keck Observatory and Pu‘uwēkiu.

Observatory
The is an astronomical observatory with two telescopes at an elevation of 4,145 meters near the summit of in the U.S. state of Hawaii. is situated 260 metres west of NASA Infrared Telescope Facility.

Volcano
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Mauna Kea is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Its peak is 13,803 feet above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind .

Research institute
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The are a group of independent astronomical research facilities and large telescope observatories that are located at the summit of on Hawaiʻi, United States. is situated 240 metres southwest of NASA Infrared Telescope Facility.

NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

Latitude
19.8263° or 19° 49′ 35″ north
Longitude
-155.47198° or 155° 28′ 19″ west
Operator
Institute for Astronomy at University of Hawai`i
Open location code
73F6RGGH+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 610687601
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q1662664
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“NASA Infrared Telescope Facility” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “NASA紅外線望遠鏡”
  • Chinese: “NASA紅外線望遠鏡設施”
  • Chinese: “NASA近红外望远镜设施”
  • Chinese: “美國國家航空暨太空總署紅外望遠鏡設施”
  • Chinese: “美國太空總署望遠鏡”
  • Dutch: “NASA Infrared Telescope Facility”
  • French: “Infrared Telescope Facility”
  • French: “IRTF”
  • French: “NASA Infrared Telescope Facility”
  • German: “Infrared Telescope Facility”
  • Hebrew: “מתקן הטלסקופ התת־אדום של נאס’א”
  • Indonesian: “NASA Infrared Telescope Facility”
  • Italian: “Infrared Telescope Facility”
  • Italian: “IRTF”
  • Japanese: “NASAの赤外線望遠鏡設備(ITF)”
  • Japanese: “NASA赤外望遠鏡施設”
  • Japanese: “NASA赤外線望遠鏡施設”
  • Luxembourgish: “Infrared Telescope Facility”
  • Luxembourgish: “IRTF”
  • Luxembourgish: “NASA Infrared Telescope Facility”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “NASA Infrared Telescope Facility”
  • Norwegian: “NASA Infrared Telescope Facility”
  • Polish: “NASA Infrared Telescope Facility”
  • Portuguese: “Infrared Telescope Facility”
  • Portuguese: “NASA Infrared Telescope Facility”
  • Portuguese: “NASA IRTF”
  • Russian: “Инфракрасный телескоп IRTF”
  • Russian: “Телескоп IRTF”
  • Spanish: “NASA IRTF”
  • Spanish: “Telescopio infrarrojo de nasa”
  • Spanish: “Telescopio infrarrojo de NASA”
  • Ukrainian: “Інфрачервоний телескоп (Мауна Кеа)”
  • Ukrainian: “Телескоп IRTF”
  • Urdu: “ناسا انفراریڈ دوربین سہولت”

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