South Ecliptic Pole
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The South Ecliptic Pole is the point in the sky where the southern end of Earth's orbital axis around the Sun intersects the celestial sphere, lying 90 degrees south of the ecliptic plane.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| South Ecliptic Pole canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22998921 — 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: South Ecliptic Pole Context triple: [North Ecliptic Pole, isOppositeOf, South Ecliptic Pole]
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A.
North Ecliptic Pole
The North Ecliptic Pole is the point in the sky where the Earth's axis of orbital motion around the Sun intersects the celestial sphere in the northern direction, lying perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic.
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B.
Sigma Octantis
Sigma Octantis is a faint star in the southern sky that serves as the current South Celestial Pole star.
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C.
Nu Octantis
Nu Octantis is a relatively bright binary star system in the southern constellation of Octans, notable for studies suggesting it may host a planet in a dynamically unusual orbit.
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D.
Crux Australis
Crux Australis is the Latin name for the Southern Cross, a prominent constellation in the southern sky used historically for navigation and featured on several national flags.
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E.
Pi Octantis
Pi Octantis is a relatively faint star located in the southern constellation Octans, near the south celestial pole.
- 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: South Ecliptic Pole Target entity description: The South Ecliptic Pole is the point in the sky where the southern end of Earth's orbital axis around the Sun intersects the celestial sphere, lying 90 degrees south of the ecliptic plane.
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A.
North Ecliptic Pole
The North Ecliptic Pole is the point in the sky where the Earth's axis of orbital motion around the Sun intersects the celestial sphere in the northern direction, lying perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic.
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B.
Sigma Octantis
Sigma Octantis is a faint star in the southern sky that serves as the current South Celestial Pole star.
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C.
Nu Octantis
Nu Octantis is a relatively bright binary star system in the southern constellation of Octans, notable for studies suggesting it may host a planet in a dynamically unusual orbit.
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D.
Crux Australis
Crux Australis is the Latin name for the Southern Cross, a prominent constellation in the southern sky used historically for navigation and featured on several national flags.
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E.
Pi Octantis
Pi Octantis is a relatively faint star located in the southern constellation Octans, near the south celestial pole.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.