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VERITAS

major ground-based gamma-ray observatory
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Summary

VERITAS is a gamma-ray telescope[1]. VERITAS draws 198 Wikipedia views per month (gamma ray telescope category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arizona[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Instance of: astronomical observatory[5]
  • Part of: Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory[6]
  • Commons category: VERITAS[7]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Mount Hopkins[8]
  • Service entry: February 1, 2005[9], April 2007[10]
  • Official website: http://veritas.sao.arizona.edu[11]
  • Different from: VERITAS[12]
  • Elevation above sea level: 1268 m[13]
  • Area: 100,000 m²[14]
  • Diameter: 12 m[15]
  • Has part(s) of the class: telescope[16]
  • Angular resolution: 0.1 degree[17]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Smithsonian Names[18]

Why It Matters

VERITAS has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] VERITAS is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Arizona Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory United States VERITAS

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · BornOnTheCob · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Part of → Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
    Instance of → gamma-ray telescope, astronomical observatory
    Website → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ On focus list of wikimedia project: WikiProject Smithsonian Names, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791918931218"
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