Comets

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Comets are icy celestial bodies that orbit the Sun and develop glowing comas and tails when they approach it.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Comets canonical	4
Jupiter-family comets	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19761581 — 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: Comets
Context triple: [Contra Costa College, hasMascot, Comets]

A. Comets
The Comets is the nickname for the athletic teams representing the University of Texas at Dallas in collegiate sports.
B. Comets
The Comets are the athletic teams representing Olivet College in intercollegiate sports.
C. Comets
The Comets are the athletic teams representing Capital University in intercollegiate sports.
D. Cometes
Cometes is a figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the father of Thestius, a king of Aetolia.
E. Comet
Comet is one of Santa Claus’s traditional flying reindeer, often depicted as swift and spirited as he helps pull Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve.
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: Comets
Target entity description: Comets are icy celestial bodies that orbit the Sun and develop glowing comas and tails when they approach it.

A. Comets
The Comets are the athletic teams representing Capital University in intercollegiate sports.
B. Comets
The Comets is the nickname for the athletic teams representing the University of Texas at Dallas in collegiate sports.
C. Comets
The Comets are the athletic teams representing Olivet College in intercollegiate sports.
D. Cometes
Cometes is a figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the father of Thestius, a king of Aetolia.
E. Comet
Comet is one of Santa Claus’s traditional flying reindeer, often depicted as swift and spirited as he helps pull Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve.
F. None of above. chosen

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Contra Costa College → hasMascot → Comets ⓘ

Kansas City Comets → shortName → Comets ⓘ

Lostant Community Unit School District 425 → mascot → Comets ⓘ

169P/NEAT → hasOrbitalFamily → Jupiter-family comets ⓘ

linked to: Comets

Kenosha Comets → nickname → Comets ⓘ

All labels observed (2)

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Referenced by (5)

How this entity was disambiguated