asteroid 87 Sylvia
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Asteroid 87 Sylvia is a large, dark main-belt asteroid notable for being one of the first known triple asteroid systems, with two small moons orbiting it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| asteroid 87 Sylvia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14244939 — 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: asteroid 87 Sylvia Context triple: [Norman Robert Pogson, hasDiscovered, asteroid 87 Sylvia]
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A.
asteroid 80 Sappho
Asteroid 80 Sappho is a large, dark main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after the ancient Greek lyric poet Sappho.
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B.
asteroid 1000 Piazzia
Asteroid 1000 Piazzia is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi, the discoverer of Ceres.
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C.
asteroid 1930 Lucifer
Asteroid 1930 Lucifer is a main-belt asteroid named "Lucifer," discovered in 1964 and known for its somewhat ominous designation rather than any unusual physical properties.
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D.
asteroid 183 Istria
Asteroid 183 Istria is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century that orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
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E.
asteroid 42 Isis
Asteroid 42 Isis is a large, main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis.
- 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: asteroid 87 Sylvia Target entity description: Asteroid 87 Sylvia is a large, dark main-belt asteroid notable for being one of the first known triple asteroid systems, with two small moons orbiting it.
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A.
asteroid 80 Sappho
Asteroid 80 Sappho is a large, dark main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after the ancient Greek lyric poet Sappho.
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B.
asteroid 1000 Piazzia
Asteroid 1000 Piazzia is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi, the discoverer of Ceres.
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C.
asteroid 1930 Lucifer
Asteroid 1930 Lucifer is a main-belt asteroid named "Lucifer," discovered in 1964 and known for its somewhat ominous designation rather than any unusual physical properties.
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D.
asteroid 183 Istria
Asteroid 183 Istria is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century that orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
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E.
asteroid 42 Isis
Asteroid 42 Isis is a large, main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.