| Organization |
Operated by several universities |
| Wavelength regime |
110 GHz to 880 GHz |
| Physical characteristics |
| Telescope style |
Cassegrain reflector |
| Diameter |
4 m ( 13.1 feet) |
| Collecting area |
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| Effective focal length |
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| Instruments |
| Sub millimeter array receiver (planned) |
| Acousto Optical Spectrometer (AOS) |
| Digital Fourier Transform Spectrometer (DFT) |
The NANTEN2 Observatory is a southern sky observatory in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. It is located at an altitude of 4,800 m (15,748 ft) on Pampa la Bola next to Cerro Chajnantor. The observatory is equipped with a millimeter and submillimeter wave telescope that is used for southern sky observations of atomic and molecular spectral lines in 110 GHz to 880 GHz range. It is one of a number of observatories operating at Llano de Chajnantor Observatory. It is operated as a collaboration between research institutes in Japan (Nagoya and Osaka University), South Korea (Seoul National University), Germany (KOSMA, Universität zu Köln, Radio Astronomisches Institut Universität Bonn), and Chile (Universidad de Chile).
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Coordinates: 22°58′11″S 67°42′08″W / 22.96972°S 67.70222°W / -22.96972; -67.70222
