Proxima
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Proxima is a hard science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores interstellar travel, planetary colonization, and the challenges of life around the nearest star to the Sun.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proxima canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4805630 — 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: Proxima Context triple: [Stephen Baxter, notableWork, Proxima]
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Tau Ceti
Tau Ceti is a nearby Sun-like star in the constellation Cetus, notable for its stability, potential planetary system, and historical importance as an early target in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Merak
Merak is a major port town in western Java, Indonesia, serving as a key ferry gateway between Java and Sumatra.
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Barnard's Star
Barnard's Star is a nearby red dwarf star in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its proximity to Earth and its high proper motion, making it a prime candidate for interstellar mission concepts.
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Epsilon Eridani
Epsilon Eridani is a nearby young K-type main-sequence star in the constellation Eridanus, notable for its debris disk and status as a prominent target in exoplanet and SETI searches.
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E.
Udir
Udir is the commonly used abbreviation for the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, the national authority responsible for implementing and overseeing Norway’s education policy.
- 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: Proxima Target entity description: Proxima is a hard science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores interstellar travel, planetary colonization, and the challenges of life around the nearest star to the Sun.
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A.
Tau Ceti
Tau Ceti is a nearby Sun-like star in the constellation Cetus, notable for its stability, potential planetary system, and historical importance as an early target in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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B.
Merak
Merak is a major port town in western Java, Indonesia, serving as a key ferry gateway between Java and Sumatra.
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C.
Barnard's Star
Barnard's Star is a nearby red dwarf star in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its proximity to Earth and its high proper motion, making it a prime candidate for interstellar mission concepts.
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D.
Epsilon Eridani
Epsilon Eridani is a nearby young K-type main-sequence star in the constellation Eridanus, notable for its debris disk and status as a prominent target in exoplanet and SETI searches.
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E.
Udir
Udir is the commonly used abbreviation for the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, the national authority responsible for implementing and overseeing Norway’s education policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hard science fiction novel
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Baxter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
artificial intelligence
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colonial politics ⓘ post-human evolution ⓘ relativistic spaceflight ⓘ terraforming ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
generation starships
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orbital habitats ⓘ stellar engineering ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | Proxima b–like exoplanet ⓘ |
| focusesOn | colonists sent to an exoplanet around Proxima Centauri ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ultima ⓘ |
| genre |
hard science fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Holle Groundwater
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Stef Kalinski ⓘ Yuri Eden ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Ultima ⓘ |
| includesElement |
detailed orbital mechanics
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political conflict over space colonization ⓘ scientific realism in astrophysics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | British science fiction novel ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
interstellar travel
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life around the nearest star to the Sun ⓘ planetary colonization ⓘ survival in hostile environments ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| nearestStarDepicted |
Proxima Centauri
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linked to:
Alpha Centauri
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| originalPublisher | Gollancz ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Proxima–Ultima duology ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Ultima ⓘ |
| setting |
Proxima Centauri system
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linked to:
Alpha Centauri
near-future Solar System ⓘ |
| subgenre |
planetary romance (hard SF style)
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space exploration fiction ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 22nd century (approximate) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proxima Description of subject: Proxima is a hard science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores interstellar travel, planetary colonization, and the challenges of life around the nearest star to the Sun.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.