Wide Angle Search for Planets
E290093
Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) is a ground-based exoplanet survey project that uses wide-field cameras to detect transiting planets around bright stars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wide Angle Search for Planets canonical | 2 |
| WASP (Wide Angle Search for Planets) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2706463 — 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: Wide Angle Search for Planets Context triple: [WASP-96b, discoveredBy, Wide Angle Search for Planets]
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A.
NASA Exoplanet Archive
The NASA Exoplanet Archive is an online database and research tool that compiles and provides access to confirmed exoplanet discoveries and related observational data for the scientific community.
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B.
Aldebaran planetary system
The Aldebaran planetary system is a stellar system centered on the bright orange giant star Aldebaran, located in the constellation Taurus and known to host at least one candidate exoplanet.
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C.
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA space telescope designed to discover exoplanets by monitoring the brightness of nearby stars for periodic dips caused by planetary transits.
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D.
Advanced Camera for Surveys
The Advanced Camera for Surveys is a high-resolution imaging instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope designed to capture detailed observations of distant galaxies, galaxy clusters, and other faint astronomical objects.
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E.
The Lives of the Planets
"The Lives of the Planets" is an episode of Carl Sagan’s landmark science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the origins, evolution, and diverse characteristics of the planets in our solar system.
- 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: Wide Angle Search for Planets Target entity description: Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) is a ground-based exoplanet survey project that uses wide-field cameras to detect transiting planets around bright stars.
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A.
NASA Exoplanet Archive
The NASA Exoplanet Archive is an online database and research tool that compiles and provides access to confirmed exoplanet discoveries and related observational data for the scientific community.
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B.
Aldebaran planetary system
The Aldebaran planetary system is a stellar system centered on the bright orange giant star Aldebaran, located in the constellation Taurus and known to host at least one candidate exoplanet.
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C.
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA space telescope designed to discover exoplanets by monitoring the brightness of nearby stars for periodic dips caused by planetary transits.
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D.
Advanced Camera for Surveys
The Advanced Camera for Surveys is a high-resolution imaging instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope designed to capture detailed observations of distant galaxies, galaxy clusters, and other faint astronomical objects.
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E.
The Lives of the Planets
"The Lives of the Planets" is an episode of Carl Sagan’s landmark science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the origins, evolution, and diverse characteristics of the planets in our solar system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical survey
ⓘ
exoplanet survey project ⓘ ground-based observatory project ⓘ |
| abbreviation | WASP ⓘ |
| catalogPrefix |
WASP exoplanet survey
ⓘ
surface form:
WASP-
|
| collaborationWith | European institutions ⓘ |
| contributesTo | statistics of close-in giant exoplanets ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dataArchive | publicly available light curves ⓘ |
| dataType | time-series photometry ⓘ |
| dataUse | search for periodic transit signals ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
exoplanet science ⓘ |
| focusesOn | short-period transiting exoplanets ⓘ |
| goal |
detect transiting exoplanets
ⓘ
discover exoplanets around bright stars ⓘ |
| hasDiscovered |
hot Jupiters
ⓘ
inflated gas-giant exoplanets ⓘ |
| hasPart |
SuperWASP-North
ⓘ
SuperWASP-North ⓘ
surface form:
SuperWASP-South
|
| notableDiscovery |
WASP-121b
ⓘ
WASP-12b ⓘ WASP-17b ⓘ WASP-18b ⓘ WASP-19b ⓘ WASP-43b ⓘ WASP-47b ⓘ |
| observes | bright stars ⓘ |
| observingSite |
La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
ⓘ
Sutherland, Cape Colony ⓘ
surface form:
Sutherland, South Africa
|
| operates | in optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active ⓘ |
| primaryMethod | transit photometry ⓘ |
| relatedProject |
HATNet
ⓘ
KELT ⓘ OGLE-I survey ⓘ
surface form:
OGLE exoplanet survey
|
| scientificOutput |
confirmed exoplanet discoveries
ⓘ
exoplanet candidate lists ⓘ |
| supports |
atmospheric characterization of exoplanets
ⓘ
follow-up radial velocity observations ⓘ |
| surveyStrategy | continuous monitoring of large sky areas ⓘ |
| surveyType | wide-field survey ⓘ |
| targetSelection | relatively bright field stars ⓘ |
| telescopeType | robotic telescope array ⓘ |
| typicalTargetMagnitude | V < 13 ⓘ |
| uses | wide-field cameras ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wide Angle Search for Planets Description of subject: Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) is a ground-based exoplanet survey project that uses wide-field cameras to detect transiting planets around bright stars.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
WASP-96b
this entity surface form:
WASP (Wide Angle Search for Planets)