SIMBAD astronomical database
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The SIMBAD astronomical database is an online reference system that compiles and cross-identifies astronomical objects, providing comprehensive data, bibliographic references, and nomenclature used by the astrophysics community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SIMBAD astronomical database canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19831203 — 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: SIMBAD astronomical database Context triple: [NGC, crossReferencedIn, SIMBAD astronomical database]
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A.
Hipparcos Catalogue
The Hipparcos Catalogue is a comprehensive star catalog produced by the European Space Agency’s Hipparcos satellite mission, providing highly accurate positions, parallaxes, and proper motions for over 100,000 stars.
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B.
Minor Planet Center database
The Minor Planet Center database is the central international repository that collects, maintains, and disseminates observational and orbital data for asteroids, comets, and other small Solar System bodies.
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C.
Bonner Durchmusterung
Bonner Durchmusterung is a 19th-century astronomical star catalog that systematically surveyed and recorded the positions and magnitudes of hundreds of thousands of stars in the northern sky.
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D.
LEDA database
The LEDA database is a comprehensive astronomical catalog that compiles and provides detailed information on galaxies for research and analysis.
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E.
Tycho Catalogue
The Tycho Catalogue is an astrometric star catalog produced from the ESA Hipparcos mission, providing precise positions, magnitudes, and proper motions for over a million stars.
- 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: SIMBAD astronomical database Target entity description: The SIMBAD astronomical database is an online reference system that compiles and cross-identifies astronomical objects, providing comprehensive data, bibliographic references, and nomenclature used by the astrophysics community.
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A.
Hipparcos Catalogue
The Hipparcos Catalogue is a comprehensive star catalog produced by the European Space Agency’s Hipparcos satellite mission, providing highly accurate positions, parallaxes, and proper motions for over 100,000 stars.
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B.
Minor Planet Center database
The Minor Planet Center database is the central international repository that collects, maintains, and disseminates observational and orbital data for asteroids, comets, and other small Solar System bodies.
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C.
Bonner Durchmusterung
Bonner Durchmusterung is a 19th-century astronomical star catalog that systematically surveyed and recorded the positions and magnitudes of hundreds of thousands of stars in the northern sky.
-
D.
LEDA database
The LEDA database is a comprehensive astronomical catalog that compiles and provides detailed information on galaxies for research and analysis.
-
E.
Tycho Catalogue
The Tycho Catalogue is an astrometric star catalog produced from the ESA Hipparcos mission, providing precise positions, magnitudes, and proper motions for over a million stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.