Azophi
E472070
Islamic Golden Age scholar
Persian astronomer
astronomer
astronomical catalog
lunar impact crater
medieval scientist
person
Azophi is the Latinized name of the 10th-century Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, renowned for his influential star catalog and work on constellations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Azophi canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4787748 — 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: Azophi Context triple: [Al-Sufi, alsoKnownAs, Azophi]
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A.
Tanaea
Tanaea is a small village located on Tarawa Atoll in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati.
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B.
Aegialos
Aegialos was the ancient name of the Greek city-state later known as Sicyon, located in the northern Peloponnese.
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C.
Anaxibia
Anaxibia is a figure in Greek mythology known as the wife of Nestor, king of Pylos.
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D.
Atossa
Atossa was a prominent Achaemenid Persian queen, daughter of Cyrus the Great and later wife of Darius I, who played a significant role in the early Persian Empire.
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E.
Aegitna
Aegitna is the ancient name of the city now known as Cannes on the French Riviera.
- 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: Azophi Target entity description: Azophi is the Latinized name of the 10th-century Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, renowned for his influential star catalog and work on constellations.
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A.
Tanaea
Tanaea is a small village located on Tarawa Atoll in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati.
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B.
Aegialos
Aegialos was the ancient name of the Greek city-state later known as Sicyon, located in the northern Peloponnese.
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C.
Anaxibia
Anaxibia is a figure in Greek mythology known as the wife of Nestor, king of Pylos.
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D.
Atossa
Atossa was a prominent Achaemenid Persian queen, daughter of Cyrus the Great and later wife of Darius I, who played a significant role in the early Persian Empire.
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E.
Aegitna
Aegitna is the ancient name of the city now known as Cannes on the French Riviera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic Golden Age scholar
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Persian astronomer ⓘ Persian astronomer ⓘ astronomer ⓘ astronomer ⓘ astronomical catalog ⓘ lunar impact crater ⓘ medieval scientist ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abu al-Husayn Abd al-Rahman ibn Umar al-Sufi
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linked to:
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
Azophi ⓘ |
| author | Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi ⓘ |
| birthYear | 903 ⓘ |
| citizenship | Buyid dynasty ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
refinement of stellar magnitudes
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transmission of Greek astronomy into Islamic world ⓘ |
| deathYear | 986 ⓘ |
| described | Andromeda Galaxy as a nebulous object ⓘ |
| employer | Adud al-Dawla ⓘ |
| era | 10th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Persian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrometry
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astronomy ⓘ celestial cartography ⓘ |
| hasAsteroidNamedAfter | 12621 Alsufi ⓘ |
| hasLunarCraterNamedAfter |
Azophi (lunar crater)
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linked to:
lunar crater Azophi
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| influenced |
European medieval astronomy
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later Islamic astronomers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ptolemy
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linked to:
Ptolemaios
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| knownFor |
detailed star catalogues
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improving Ptolemy’s star catalog ⓘ systematic description of constellations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Persian ⓘ |
| latinizedNameOf | Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi ⓘ |
| madeObservationOf |
Large Magellanic Cloud (indirect historical reports)
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linked to:
Large Magellanic Cloud
|
| name | Azophi ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dual depiction of constellations (as seen in sky and on celestial globe)
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illustrated constellation figures ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Book of Fixed Stars
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linked to:
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
|
| occupation | court astronomer ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| usedScript | Arabic script ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Isfahan
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Shiraz ⓘ
linked to:
Shiraz, Iran
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Azophi Description of subject: Azophi is the Latinized name of the 10th-century Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, renowned for his influential star catalog and work on constellations.
Referenced by (4)
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