🔭 NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

United States · Americas · 19.83°N, 155.47°W

The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility is a 3.2-meter (10 ft) telescope optimized for use in infrared astronomy and located at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii. It was first built to support the Voyager missions and is now the US national facility for infrared astronomy, providing continued support to planetary, solar neighborhood, and deep space applications. The IRTF is operated by the University of Hawaii under a cooperative agreement with NASA. According to the IRTF's time allocation rules, at least 50% of the observing time is devoted to planetary science.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	19.83°N, 155.47°W · view on map

NASA Infrared Telescope Facility is located in United States, in Americas.

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