Argo Navis (subdivisions later Vela, Carina, Puppis)
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Argo Navis was a large ancient constellation representing the ship of the Argonauts, later divided into the modern constellations Vela, Carina, and Puppis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Argo Navis (subdivisions later Vela, Carina, Puppis) canonical | 1 |
| formerConstellationArgoNavis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12955550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Argo Navis (subdivisions later Vela, Carina, Puppis) Context triple: [Nicolas de Lacaille, introducedConstellation, Argo Navis (subdivisions later Vela, Carina, Puppis)]
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A.
Vela constellation
The Vela constellation is a southern sky constellation representing the sails of a ship, notable for containing the Vela Supernova Remnant and several bright stars and deep-sky objects.
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B.
Puppis
Puppis is a southern constellation representing the stern of the mythological ship Argo Navis, notable for its rich fields of stars and nebulae in the Milky Way.
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C.
Carina constellation
The Carina constellation is a prominent southern sky constellation known for containing the bright star Canopus and rich star-forming regions such as the Carina Nebula.
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D.
Octans
Octans is a faint southern-sky constellation best known for containing the south celestial pole.
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E.
Lower Centaurus–Crux
Lower Centaurus–Crux is a nearby, young stellar subgroup of massive, hot stars that forms part of the larger Scorpius–Centaurus OB association in our galaxy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Argo Navis (subdivisions later Vela, Carina, Puppis) Target entity description: Argo Navis was a large ancient constellation representing the ship of the Argonauts, later divided into the modern constellations Vela, Carina, and Puppis.
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A.
Vela constellation
The Vela constellation is a southern sky constellation representing the sails of a ship, notable for containing the Vela Supernova Remnant and several bright stars and deep-sky objects.
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B.
Puppis
Puppis is a southern constellation representing the stern of the mythological ship Argo Navis, notable for its rich fields of stars and nebulae in the Milky Way.
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C.
Carina constellation
The Carina constellation is a prominent southern sky constellation known for containing the bright star Canopus and rich star-forming regions such as the Carina Nebula.
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D.
Octans
Octans is a faint southern-sky constellation best known for containing the south celestial pole.
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E.
Lower Centaurus–Crux
Lower Centaurus–Crux is a nearby, young stellar subgroup of massive, hot stars that forms part of the larger Scorpius–Centaurus OB association in our galaxy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient constellation
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defunct constellation ⓘ |
| containsAsterism | False Cross ⓘ |
| containsStar |
Canopus
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Miaplacidus ⓘ Naos ⓘ Regor ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | Hellenistic astronomy ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalStatus | obsolete constellation ⓘ |
| hasLatinNameMeaning | Argo the Ship ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Carina
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Puppis ⓘ Vela ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Greek mythology
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Jason and the Argonauts ⓘ |
| isDepictedAs | large ship ⓘ |
| isLocatedIn | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| isPartOf | classical constellations ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Carina
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Puppis ⓘ Vela ⓘ |
| originallyCatalogedBy | Ptolemy ⓘ |
| represented | ship of the Argonauts ⓘ |
| wasDividedInto |
Carina
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Puppis ⓘ Vela ⓘ |
| wasIncludedIn | Ptolemy's 48 constellations ⓘ |
| wasLaterDividedBy |
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
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linked to:
Nicolas de Lacaille
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| wasRemovedFrom | IAU list of 88 modern constellations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Argo Navis (subdivisions later Vela, Carina, Puppis) Description of subject: Argo Navis was a large ancient constellation representing the ship of the Argonauts, later divided into the modern constellations Vela, Carina, and Puppis.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Nicolas de Lacaille
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introducedConstellation
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Argo Navis (subdivisions later Vela, Carina, Puppis)
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subject linked to:
Vela constellation
linked to: Argo Navis (subdivisions later Vela, Carina, Puppis)