Gran Telescopio Canarias

The Gran Telescopio Canarias is a 10.4 m reflecting telescope located at the on the island of , in the , Spain.
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  • Email: info@gtc.iac.es
  • Type: Building
  • Description: reflecting telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
  • Also known as: “Gran Kanarijos observatorija”, “GRAN TECAN”, “Grand Télescope des îles Canaries”, “Grande Telescópio das Canárias”, “Grantecan”, “GranTeCan”, “GRANTECAN”, “GTC”, “Найбільший телескоп у світі”, “Телескоп The Gran Telescopio CANARIAS”, and “カナリア大天体望遠鏡”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Roque de los Muchachos Observatory and Nordic Optical Telescope.

Observatory
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is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of Garafía on the island of in the , Spain. is situated 510 metres east of Gran Telescopio Canarias.

University
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The is an astronomical telescope located at , in the . The telescope saw first light in 1988, and was officially inaugurated during September 1989. is situated 680 metres east of Gran Telescopio Canarias.

Peak
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is a rocky mound at the highest point on the island of in the , . The rocks are found at an elevation of 2,426 metres above sea level, not far from the Observatorio del , where some of the world's largest telescopes are situated; the altitude and the dryness of the climate here give rise to excellent observing conditions.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llano Negro and Las Tricias.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km northwest of Gran Telescopio Canarias.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km west of Gran Telescopio Canarias.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km north of Gran Telescopio Canarias.

Gran Telescopio Canarias

Latitude
28.75659° or 28° 45′ 24″ north
Longitude
-17.89201° or 17° 53′ 31″ west
Operator
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Open location code
7CW4Q445+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 288988504
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­telescope
Wiki­data ID
Q59973
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Gran Telescopio Canarias” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقراب غرين”
  • Asturian: “Gran Telescopiu Canaries”
  • Azerbaijani: “Böyük Kanar teleskopu”
  • Basque: “Kanarietako Teleskopio Handia”
  • Catalan: “Gran Telescopi Canàries”
  • Chinese: “加那利大型望远镜”
  • Czech: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Dutch: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Esperanto: “Granda Teleskopo Kanarioj”
  • French: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Galician: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • German: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Greek: “Γκραν Τελεσκόπιο Κανάριας”
  • Hebrew: “הטלסקופ בגראן קנריה”
  • Hebrew: “הטלסקופ הקנרי הגדול”
  • Hungarian: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Indonesian: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Irish: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Italian: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Japanese: “カナリア大望遠鏡”
  • Korean: “그랑 텔레스코피오 카나리아스”
  • Lithuanian: “Kanarų didysis teleskopas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Macedonian: “Голем канарски телескоп”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Persian: “تلسکوپ بزرگ جزایر قناری”
  • Polish: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Polish: “Wielki Teleskop Kanaryjski”
  • Portuguese: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Romanian: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Russian: “Большой Канарский телескоп”
  • Slovak: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Spanish: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Spanish: “Gran Telescopio de Canarias”
  • Swedish: “Gran Telescopio Canarias”
  • Tamil: “கனாரியின் பெரும் தொலைநோக்கி”
  • Thai: “กล้องโทรทรรศน์ขนาดใหญ่กานาเรียส”
  • Ukrainian: “Великий телескоп Канарських островів”
  • Urdu: “گریٹ کنیری ٹیلی سکوپ”
  • Western Panjabi: “عظیم کناری ٹیلیسکوپ”
  • Western Panjabi: “عظیم کناری دوربین”
  • “Gran Telescopio de Canarias”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Galileo National Telescope and Conjunto pastoral de la Tablada del Flaire.

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Places to explore: IAC DIMM and TNG DIMM.

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