asteroid 1231 Auricula (Lockyer)
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Asteroid 1231 Auricula (Lockyer) is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of British astronomer Sir Norman Lockyer, known for his pioneering work in solar spectroscopy and the discovery of helium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| asteroid 1231 Auricula (Lockyer) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21071352 — 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: asteroid 1231 Auricula (Lockyer) Context triple: [Norman Lockyer, hasNamesake, asteroid 1231 Auricula (Lockyer)]
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A.
asteroid 1221 Amor
Asteroid 1221 Amor is the namesake of the Amor group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits approach but do not cross Earth's orbit.
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B.
asteroid 1274 Delportia
Asteroid 1274 Delportia is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte, known for his prolific discovery of minor planets.
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C.
asteroid 1005 Arago
Asteroid 1005 Arago is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of the 19th-century French astronomer and physicist François Arago.
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D.
asteroid 312 Pierretta
Asteroid 312 Pierretta is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century that orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
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E.
asteroid 1951 Lick
Asteroid 1951 Lick is a minor planet in our solar system named in honor of the Lick Observatory.
- 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: asteroid 1231 Auricula (Lockyer) Target entity description: Asteroid 1231 Auricula (Lockyer) is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of British astronomer Sir Norman Lockyer, known for his pioneering work in solar spectroscopy and the discovery of helium.
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A.
asteroid 1221 Amor
Asteroid 1221 Amor is the namesake of the Amor group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits approach but do not cross Earth's orbit.
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B.
asteroid 1274 Delportia
Asteroid 1274 Delportia is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte, known for his prolific discovery of minor planets.
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C.
asteroid 1005 Arago
Asteroid 1005 Arago is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of the 19th-century French astronomer and physicist François Arago.
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D.
asteroid 312 Pierretta
Asteroid 312 Pierretta is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century that orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
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E.
asteroid 1951 Lick
Asteroid 1951 Lick is a minor planet in our solar system named in honor of the Lick Observatory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.