UK Schmidt Southern Sky Survey
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The UK Schmidt Southern Sky Survey is a major astronomical survey that systematically mapped the southern sky using wide-field photographic plates to support research in galactic and extragalactic astronomy.
All labels observed (1)
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| UK Schmidt Southern Sky Survey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20479967 — 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: UK Schmidt Southern Sky Survey Context triple: [UK Schmidt Telescope, notableSurvey, UK Schmidt Southern Sky Survey]
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A.
Kapteyn Selected Areas survey
The Kapteyn Selected Areas survey is an early 20th-century astronomical project that systematically mapped and studied the distribution and motions of stars in carefully chosen regions of the sky to investigate the structure of the Milky Way.
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B.
Palomar Observatory Sky Survey
The Palomar Observatory Sky Survey is a landmark mid-20th-century photographic mapping of the night sky that produced some of the most widely used astronomical reference images for research and discovery.
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C.
Cape Photographic Durchmusterung
The Cape Photographic Durchmusterung is a major late-19th-century photographic star catalog that systematically surveyed the southern sky and significantly expanded knowledge of southern hemisphere stars.
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D.
Beijing–Arizona Sky Survey
The Beijing–Arizona Sky Survey is an astronomical project that conducts wide-field imaging of the night sky, contributing data for studies of galaxies, cosmology, and large-scale structure.
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E.
Two Micron All Sky Survey
The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) is an astronomical survey that mapped the entire sky in near-infrared wavelengths, producing a comprehensive catalog of stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects.
- 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: UK Schmidt Southern Sky Survey Target entity description: The UK Schmidt Southern Sky Survey is a major astronomical survey that systematically mapped the southern sky using wide-field photographic plates to support research in galactic and extragalactic astronomy.
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A.
Kapteyn Selected Areas survey
The Kapteyn Selected Areas survey is an early 20th-century astronomical project that systematically mapped and studied the distribution and motions of stars in carefully chosen regions of the sky to investigate the structure of the Milky Way.
-
B.
Palomar Observatory Sky Survey
The Palomar Observatory Sky Survey is a landmark mid-20th-century photographic mapping of the night sky that produced some of the most widely used astronomical reference images for research and discovery.
-
C.
Cape Photographic Durchmusterung
The Cape Photographic Durchmusterung is a major late-19th-century photographic star catalog that systematically surveyed the southern sky and significantly expanded knowledge of southern hemisphere stars.
-
D.
Beijing–Arizona Sky Survey
The Beijing–Arizona Sky Survey is an astronomical project that conducts wide-field imaging of the night sky, contributing data for studies of galaxies, cosmology, and large-scale structure.
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E.
Two Micron All Sky Survey
The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) is an astronomical survey that mapped the entire sky in near-infrared wavelengths, producing a comprehensive catalog of stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.