Carme group of Jovian moons
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The Carme group of Jovian moons is a family of small, distant, retrograde irregular satellites of Jupiter that share similar orbits and are thought to have originated from the breakup of a single captured body.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carme group of Jovian moons canonical | 1 |
| Carme group orbits between about 23 and 24 million km from Jupiter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13690077 — 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: Carme group of Jovian moons Context triple: [S/2000 J 9, isPartOf, Carme group of Jovian moons]
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A.
Galilean moons
The Galilean moons are the four largest satellites of Jupiter—Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto—known for their diverse geologies and significance in the study of planetary systems and potential extraterrestrial habitability.
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B.
Tethys Trojan moons
The Tethys Trojan moons are small natural satellites of Saturn that share the same orbit as the larger moon Tethys, residing near its stable Lagrange points.
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C.
Jovian satellite system
The Jovian satellite system is the extensive collection of natural moons orbiting the planet Jupiter, ranging from the large Galilean moons to numerous smaller irregular satellites.
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D.
Jovian moon Taygete
Jovian moon Taygete is a small, irregular, retrograde outer satellite of Jupiter belonging to the Carme group of moons.
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E.
Aegaeon
Aegaeon is a figure from Greek mythology, often identified with the Hecatoncheires giant Briareus, known for having a hundred hands and fifty heads.
- 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: Carme group of Jovian moons Target entity description: The Carme group of Jovian moons is a family of small, distant, retrograde irregular satellites of Jupiter that share similar orbits and are thought to have originated from the breakup of a single captured body.
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A.
Galilean moons
The Galilean moons are the four largest satellites of Jupiter—Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto—known for their diverse geologies and significance in the study of planetary systems and potential extraterrestrial habitability.
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B.
Tethys Trojan moons
The Tethys Trojan moons are small natural satellites of Saturn that share the same orbit as the larger moon Tethys, residing near its stable Lagrange points.
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C.
Jovian satellite system
The Jovian satellite system is the extensive collection of natural moons orbiting the planet Jupiter, ranging from the large Galilean moons to numerous smaller irregular satellites.
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D.
Jovian moon Taygete
Jovian moon Taygete is a small, irregular, retrograde outer satellite of Jupiter belonging to the Carme group of moons.
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E.
Aegaeon
Aegaeon is a figure from Greek mythology, often identified with the Hecatoncheires giant Briareus, known for having a hundred hands and fifty heads.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Carme group of Jovian moons