asteroid 49 Pales
E1489814
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Asteroid 49 Pales is a large, dark main-belt asteroid named after the Roman goddess of shepherds and flocks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| asteroid 49 Pales canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21331707 — 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 49 Pales Context triple: [Hermann Goldschmidt, discovered, asteroid 49 Pales]
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A.
asteroid 41 Daphne
Asteroid 41 Daphne is a large, dark main-belt asteroid classified as a C-type body, notable for its irregular shape and complex rotation.
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B.
asteroid 44 Nysa
Asteroid 44 Nysa is a large, bright main-belt asteroid and the namesake of the Nysian asteroid family, notable for its high albedo and mixed composition.
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C.
asteroid 48 Doris
Asteroid 48 Doris is a large, dark main-belt asteroid classified as a C-type object, notable for being one of the earlier numbered asteroids discovered in the 19th century.
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D.
asteroid 40 Harmonia
Asteroid 40 Harmonia is a large, main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after Harmonia, the Greek goddess of harmony.
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E.
asteroid 39 Laetitia
Asteroid 39 Laetitia is a large, bright main-belt asteroid known for its relatively high albedo and early discovery in the 19th century.
- 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 49 Pales Target entity description: Asteroid 49 Pales is a large, dark main-belt asteroid named after the Roman goddess of shepherds and flocks.
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A.
asteroid 41 Daphne
Asteroid 41 Daphne is a large, dark main-belt asteroid classified as a C-type body, notable for its irregular shape and complex rotation.
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B.
asteroid 44 Nysa
Asteroid 44 Nysa is a large, bright main-belt asteroid and the namesake of the Nysian asteroid family, notable for its high albedo and mixed composition.
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C.
asteroid 48 Doris
Asteroid 48 Doris is a large, dark main-belt asteroid classified as a C-type object, notable for being one of the earlier numbered asteroids discovered in the 19th century.
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D.
asteroid 40 Harmonia
Asteroid 40 Harmonia is a large, main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after Harmonia, the Greek goddess of harmony.
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E.
asteroid 39 Laetitia
Asteroid 39 Laetitia is a large, bright main-belt asteroid known for its relatively high albedo and early discovery in the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.