Caltech wide-field survey for distant Solar System objects
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The Caltech wide-field survey for distant Solar System objects was an astronomical observing program designed to discover distant, large bodies in the outer reaches of the Solar System, including the dwarf planet candidate Sedna.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18458193 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Caltech wide-field survey for distant Solar System objects Context triple: [90377 Sedna, discoveredByProgram, Caltech wide-field survey for distant Solar System objects]
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A.
Wide Angle Search for Planets
Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) is a ground-based exoplanet survey project that uses wide-field cameras to detect transiting planets around bright stars.
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B.
LSST Solar System Science Collaboration
The LSST Solar System Science Collaboration is a scientific working group dedicated to using data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time to study and characterize objects throughout the Solar System.
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C.
Spacewatch
Spacewatch is an astronomical survey program at the University of Arizona that uses telescopes on Kitt Peak to discover and study minor planets, comets, and other small bodies in the Solar System.
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D.
Kuiper Belt objects
Kuiper Belt objects are icy celestial bodies orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune, thought to be remnants from the early solar system and the source of many short-period comets.
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E.
Pan-STARRS survey
The Pan-STARRS survey is a wide-field astronomical imaging project designed to systematically map the sky and detect transient and moving objects, as well as large-scale structures in the Milky Way and beyond.
- 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: Caltech wide-field survey for distant Solar System objects Target entity description: The Caltech wide-field survey for distant Solar System objects was an astronomical observing program designed to discover distant, large bodies in the outer reaches of the Solar System, including the dwarf planet candidate Sedna.
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A.
Wide Angle Search for Planets
Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) is a ground-based exoplanet survey project that uses wide-field cameras to detect transiting planets around bright stars.
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B.
LSST Solar System Science Collaboration
The LSST Solar System Science Collaboration is a scientific working group dedicated to using data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time to study and characterize objects throughout the Solar System.
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C.
Spacewatch
Spacewatch is an astronomical survey program at the University of Arizona that uses telescopes on Kitt Peak to discover and study minor planets, comets, and other small bodies in the Solar System.
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D.
Kuiper Belt objects
Kuiper Belt objects are icy celestial bodies orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune, thought to be remnants from the early solar system and the source of many short-period comets.
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E.
Pan-STARRS survey
The Pan-STARRS survey is a wide-field astronomical imaging project designed to systematically map the sky and detect transient and moving objects, as well as large-scale structures in the Milky Way and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.