MeerKAT

radio telescope consisting of 64 antennas in South Africa
Place radio_interferometer Q6807657
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Summary

MeerKAT is a radio interferometer[1]. MeerKAT draws 290 Wikipedia views per month (radio_interferometer category, ranking #5 of 26).[2]

Key Facts

  • MeerKAT is located in Northern Cape[3].
  • MeerKAT is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • MeerKAT's instance of is recorded as radio interferometer[5].
  • MeerKAT is operated by National Research Foundation[6].
  • MeerKAT is operated by Department of Science and Innovation[7].
  • MeerKAT took place at Meerkat National Park[8].
  • MeerKAT is part of South African Radio Astronomy Observatory[9].
  • MeerKAT is part of Square Kilometre Array[10].
  • MeerKAT's Commons category is recorded as MeerKAT[11].
  • MeerKAT's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -30.71322222222222, 'lon': 21.443055555555556}[12].
  • MeerKAT's service entry is recorded as July 16, 2016[13].
  • MeerKAT's official website is recorded as https://www.sarao.ac.za/[14].
  • MeerKAT covers an area of {'unit': 'square metre', 'amount': '+9000'}[15].
  • MeerKAT's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+13.5'}[16].
  • MeerKAT's has part is recorded as telescope[17].
  • MeerKAT's maximum wavelength of sensitivity is recorded as {'unit': 'centimetre', 'amount': '+30'}[18].
  • MeerKAT's minimum wavelength of sensitivity is recorded as {'unit': 'centimetre', 'amount': '+3'}[19].

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Geography

MeerKAT is in the country of South Africa[4]. MeerKAT is located in Northern Cape[3]. Part of include South African Radio Astronomy Observatory[9], a research center[20], in South Africa[21] and Square Kilometre Array[10], a radio interferometer[22], in South Africa[23], founded in 2011[24].

Physical Characteristics

MeerKAT covers an area of {'unit': 'square metre', 'amount': '+9000'}[15].

Designation and Status

MeerKAT's instance of is recorded as radio interferometer[5].

Why It Matters

MeerKAT draws 290 Wikipedia views per month (radio_interferometer category, ranking #5 of 26).[2] MeerKAT has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] MeerKAT is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Katpatuka · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 1097311696
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'bs', 'commons', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'ja', 'pt', 'ru', 'uk', 'zh']
    Sitelink count → 11
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap way id: 1097311696"
  2. 6w ago · Huntster · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → 2018-MeerKAT-1.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: 2018-MeerKAT-1.png"
  3. 6w ago · CommonsDelinker · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → 2018-MeerKAT-1.png
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: MeerKAT Radio Telescope.jpg, Removing [[:c:File:MeerKAT_Radio_Telescope.jpg|MeerKAT_Radio_Telescope.jpg]], it has been deleted from Commons by [[:c:Use"
  4. 10w ago · Bob08 · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+9000'}
    Instance of → radio interferometer
    Operator → —
    Location → Meerkat National Park
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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