asteroid 279 Thule
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Asteroid 279 Thule is a large, dark outer main-belt asteroid and the namesake of the Thule family, notable for its unusually distant, low-eccentricity orbit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| asteroid 279 Thule canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14244958 — 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 279 Thule Context triple: [Norman Robert Pogson, hasDiscovered, asteroid 279 Thule]
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A.
asteroid 244 Sita
Asteroid 244 Sita is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after a revered figure from the Hindu epic Ramayana.
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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 222 Lucia
Asteroid 222 Lucia is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named "Lucia," likely in honor of a woman connected to its discoverer.
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E.
asteroid 271 Penthesilea
Asteroid 271 Penthesilea is a main-belt asteroid named after the Amazonian queen Penthesilea from Greek mythology.
- 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 279 Thule Target entity description: Asteroid 279 Thule is a large, dark outer main-belt asteroid and the namesake of the Thule family, notable for its unusually distant, low-eccentricity orbit.
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A.
asteroid 244 Sita
Asteroid 244 Sita is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after a revered figure from the Hindu epic Ramayana.
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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 222 Lucia
Asteroid 222 Lucia is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named "Lucia," likely in honor of a woman connected to its discoverer.
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E.
asteroid 271 Penthesilea
Asteroid 271 Penthesilea is a main-belt asteroid named after the Amazonian queen Penthesilea from Greek mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.