2003 VB12
E1411269
UNEXPLORED
2003 VB12, later named Sedna, is a distant trans-Neptunian object with an extremely elongated orbit that makes it one of the most remote known bodies in the Solar System.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2003 VB12 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20114634 — 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: 2003 VB12 Context triple: [Sedna, provisionalDesignation, 2003 VB12]
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A.
2004 DW
2004 DW is the provisional designation for Orcus, a large Kuiper Belt dwarf-planet candidate often compared to Pluto in size and orbital characteristics.
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B.
1999 JU3
1999 JU3 is the provisional designation for asteroid 162173 Ryugu, a near-Earth carbonaceous asteroid visited by Japan’s Hayabusa2 sample-return mission.
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C.
20000 Varuna
20000 Varuna is a large trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, notable for its rapid rotation, elongated shape, and status as one of the earliest discovered significant bodies beyond Neptune.
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D.
(2003) SQ317
(2003) SQ317 is a small trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, notable as a likely collisional fragment associated with the dwarf planet Haumea.
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E.
2000 Herschel
2000 Herschel is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of the 19th-century British astronomer John Herschel.
- 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: 2003 VB12 Target entity description: 2003 VB12, later named Sedna, is a distant trans-Neptunian object with an extremely elongated orbit that makes it one of the most remote known bodies in the Solar System.
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A.
2004 DW
2004 DW is the provisional designation for Orcus, a large Kuiper Belt dwarf-planet candidate often compared to Pluto in size and orbital characteristics.
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B.
1999 JU3
1999 JU3 is the provisional designation for asteroid 162173 Ryugu, a near-Earth carbonaceous asteroid visited by Japan’s Hayabusa2 sample-return mission.
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C.
20000 Varuna
20000 Varuna is a large trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, notable for its rapid rotation, elongated shape, and status as one of the earliest discovered significant bodies beyond Neptune.
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D.
(2003) SQ317
(2003) SQ317 is a small trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, notable as a likely collisional fragment associated with the dwarf planet Haumea.
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E.
2000 Herschel
2000 Herschel is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of the 19th-century British astronomer John Herschel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.