Scorpius X-1
E472725
Scorpius X-1 is a bright low-mass X-ray binary system and one of the strongest persistent X-ray sources in the sky, located in the constellation Scorpius.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sco X-1 | 1 |
| Scorpius X-1 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4835416 — 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: Scorpius X-1 Context triple: [Scorpius, containsXRaySource, Scorpius X-1]
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A.
Baade X
Baade X is a minor lunar impact crater located near the larger crater Baade on the Moon’s far side.
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B.
Eta Carinae
Eta Carinae is a highly luminous and unstable massive stellar system in the constellation Carina, famous for its 19th-century "Great Eruption" and its surrounding Homunculus Nebula.
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C.
Schwarzschild X
Schwarzschild X is a designated satellite crater of the larger lunar impact feature Schwarzschild on the far side of the Moon.
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D.
V Coronae Australis
V Coronae Australis is a variable star located in the southern constellation Corona Australis.
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E.
Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula is a famous supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation Taurus, formed by a stellar explosion observed on Earth in 1054 AD.
- 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: Scorpius X-1 Target entity description: Scorpius X-1 is a bright low-mass X-ray binary system and one of the strongest persistent X-ray sources in the sky, located in the constellation Scorpius.
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A.
Baade X
Baade X is a minor lunar impact crater located near the larger crater Baade on the Moon’s far side.
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B.
Eta Carinae
Eta Carinae is a highly luminous and unstable massive stellar system in the constellation Carina, famous for its 19th-century "Great Eruption" and its surrounding Homunculus Nebula.
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C.
Schwarzschild X
Schwarzschild X is a designated satellite crater of the larger lunar impact feature Schwarzschild on the far side of the Moon.
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D.
V Coronae Australis
V Coronae Australis is a variable star located in the southern constellation Corona Australis.
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E.
Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula is a famous supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation Taurus, formed by a stellar explosion observed on Earth in 1054 AD.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X-ray source
ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ low-mass X-ray binary ⓘ |
| accretionDisk | present ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 12.3 ⓘ |
| belongsToClass | Z-source LMXB ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation |
4U 1617−15
ⓘ
GX 348+16 ⓘ Sco X-1 ⓘ
linked to:
Scorpius X-1
|
| compactObject | neutron star ⓘ |
| compactObjectMass | about 1.4 solar masses ⓘ |
| constellation | Scorpius ⓘ |
| declination | −15° 38′ 25″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Bruno Rossi
ⓘ
Frank R. Paolini ⓘ Herbert Gursky ⓘ Riccardo Giacconi ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | sounding rocket X-ray experiment ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 2.8 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
about 9,000 light-years ⓘ |
| emissionMechanism | accretion onto neutron star ⓘ |
| GalacticLatitude | +23.18° ⓘ |
| GalacticLongitude | 359.09° ⓘ |
| GalacticPopulation | Galactic halo object ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Scorpius ⓘ |
| massTransferMechanism | Roche lobe overflow ⓘ |
| notableAs |
brightest persistent extrasolar X-ray source in the sky
ⓘ
first extrasolar X-ray source discovered ⓘ |
| opticalCompanionMass | about 0.4 solar masses ⓘ |
| opticalCounterpartDesignation | V818 Scorpii ⓘ |
| opticalVariability | present ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod |
0.787 days
ⓘ
about 18.9 hours ⓘ |
| properMotion | high ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | large ⓘ |
| radioEmission | detected ⓘ |
| radioJets | present ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 16h 19m 55.1s ⓘ |
| spectralTypeOpticalCompanion | K-type subgiant ⓘ |
| systemType | low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
studies of accretion physics
ⓘ
tests of general relativity in strong gravity regime ⓘ |
| variabilityType | X-ray variable source ⓘ |
| XrayBand |
hard X-rays
ⓘ
soft X-rays ⓘ |
| XrayLuminosity |
about 2×10^38 erg/s
ⓘ
of order Eddington luminosity for a neutron star ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scorpius X-1 Description of subject: Scorpius X-1 is a bright low-mass X-ray binary system and one of the strongest persistent X-ray sources in the sky, located in the constellation Scorpius.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Scorpius X-1