3200 Phaethon
E1489541
UNEXPLORED
3200 Phaethon is a peculiar, rocky near-Earth object with comet-like behavior that serves as the source of the annual Geminid meteor shower.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 3200 Phaethon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21523161 — 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: 3200 Phaethon Context triple: [Geminids, parentBody, 3200 Phaethon]
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A.
asteroid 296 Phaetusa
Asteroid 296 Phaetusa is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after one of the Heliades from Greek mythology.
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B.
asteroid 320 Katharina
Asteroid 320 Katharina is a main-belt asteroid named and cataloged in the 19th century as part of the early discoveries that expanded knowledge of minor planets in our solar system.
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C.
asteroid 294 Felicia
Asteroid 294 Felicia is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named "Felicia," following the convention of giving female names to such minor planets.
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D.
243 Ida
243 Ida is an asteroid in the main asteroid belt best known for being the first asteroid discovered to have its own moon, Dactyl.
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E.
asteroid 299 Thora
Asteroid 299 Thora is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the late 19th century and named after the Norse goddess Thor.
- 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: 3200 Phaethon Target entity description: 3200 Phaethon is a peculiar, rocky near-Earth object with comet-like behavior that serves as the source of the annual Geminid meteor shower.
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A.
asteroid 296 Phaetusa
Asteroid 296 Phaetusa is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after one of the Heliades from Greek mythology.
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B.
asteroid 320 Katharina
Asteroid 320 Katharina is a main-belt asteroid named and cataloged in the 19th century as part of the early discoveries that expanded knowledge of minor planets in our solar system.
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C.
asteroid 294 Felicia
Asteroid 294 Felicia is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named "Felicia," following the convention of giving female names to such minor planets.
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D.
243 Ida
243 Ida is an asteroid in the main asteroid belt best known for being the first asteroid discovered to have its own moon, Dactyl.
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E.
asteroid 299 Thora
Asteroid 299 Thora is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the late 19th century and named after the Norse goddess Thor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.