Pluto Companion Search Team
E481634
The Pluto Companion Search Team is an astronomical research group responsible for discovering moons orbiting the dwarf planet Pluto, including the small satellite Nix.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pluto Companion Search Team canonical | 6 |
| Hubble Space Telescope Pluto Companion Search Team | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4943292 — 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: Pluto Companion Search Team Context triple: [Nix, discoveredBy, Pluto Companion Search Team]
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A.
Michael E. Brown
Michael E. Brown is an American astronomer known for his discoveries of distant trans-Neptunian objects that reshaped the definition of planets in our solar system.
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B.
Spacewatch
Spacewatch is an astronomical survey program at the University of Arizona that uses telescopes on Kitt Peak to discover and study minor planets, comets, and other small bodies in the Solar System.
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C.
Chad Trujillo
Chad Trujillo is an American astronomer known for his role in the discovery of distant trans-Neptunian objects, including the dwarf planet Eris.
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D.
Scott S. Sheppard
Scott S. Sheppard is an American astronomer known for discovering numerous small moons of the outer planets and distant objects in the Solar System.
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E.
Palomar Transient Factory
The Palomar Transient Factory is an astronomical survey project that used the Palomar Observatory to systematically search the night sky for transient and variable phenomena such as supernovae and other short-lived cosmic events.
- 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: Pluto Companion Search Team Target entity description: The Pluto Companion Search Team is an astronomical research group responsible for discovering moons orbiting the dwarf planet Pluto, including the small satellite Nix.
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A.
Michael E. Brown
Michael E. Brown is an American astronomer known for his discoveries of distant trans-Neptunian objects that reshaped the definition of planets in our solar system.
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B.
Spacewatch
Spacewatch is an astronomical survey program at the University of Arizona that uses telescopes on Kitt Peak to discover and study minor planets, comets, and other small bodies in the Solar System.
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C.
Chad Trujillo
Chad Trujillo is an American astronomer known for his role in the discovery of distant trans-Neptunian objects, including the dwarf planet Eris.
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D.
Scott S. Sheppard
Scott S. Sheppard is an American astronomer known for discovering numerous small moons of the outer planets and distant objects in the Solar System.
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E.
Palomar Transient Factory
The Palomar Transient Factory is an astronomical survey project that used the Palomar Observatory to systematically search the night sky for transient and variable phenomena such as supernovae and other short-lived cosmic events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical research group
ⓘ
scientific collaboration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
NASA
ⓘ
New Horizons mission science community ⓘ
linked to:
New Horizons science team
Space Telescope Science Institute ⓘ |
| discovererOf |
Hydra
ⓘ
Nix ⓘ |
| discoveryTarget | moons of Pluto ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
observational astronomy ⓘ planetary science ⓘ |
| focusesOn | detection of faint companions near bright primary bodies ⓘ |
| hasResearchObjective |
characterization of small satellites of Pluto
ⓘ
search for additional companions of Pluto ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United States (primary institutions) ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery |
Hydra
ⓘ
Nix ⓘ |
| partOf | Pluto system exploration efforts ⓘ |
| publicationTopic |
Hubble observations of the Pluto system
ⓘ
discovery of Nix and Hydra ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Pluto system
ⓘ
natural satellites of Pluto ⓘ outer Solar System bodies ⓘ |
| studies |
brightness and size of small satellites
ⓘ
configuration of the Pluto–Charon satellite system ⓘ orbital dynamics of Pluto’s moons ⓘ |
| usedInstrument | Advanced Camera for Surveys ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
digital image analysis
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high-resolution imaging ⓘ |
| usedTelescope | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pluto Companion Search Team Description of subject: The Pluto Companion Search Team is an astronomical research group responsible for discovering moons orbiting the dwarf planet Pluto, including the small satellite Nix.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Hydra
linked to: Pluto Companion Search Team
linked to: Pluto Companion Search Team
subject linked to:
Nix (moon)