Kerberos (moon)
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Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped outer moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kerberos (moon) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5948656 — 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: Kerberos (moon) Context triple: [Hydra (moon), hasOrbitalResonanceWith, Kerberos (moon)]
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A.
Carme (moon)
Carme is a retrograde irregular moon of Jupiter and the largest member of the Carme group of Jovian satellites.
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B.
Kepler (lunar crater)
Kepler (lunar crater) is a prominent, relatively young impact crater on the Moon’s near side, noted for its bright ray system and association with the astronomer Johannes Kepler.
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C.
von Kármán crater on the Moon
Von Kármán crater on the Moon is a large impact crater on the lunar far side, notable as the landing site of China’s Chang’e 4 mission and named in honor of aerospace engineer Theodore von Kármán.
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D.
Baade lunar crater
Baade lunar crater is a large impact feature on the Moon’s far side named in honor of German astronomer Walter Baade.
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E.
Levi-Civita crater
Levi-Civita crater is a large, heavily eroded impact crater on the Moon’s far side, named after Italian mathematician Tullio Levi-Civita.
- 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: Kerberos (moon) Target entity description: Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped outer moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
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A.
Carme (moon)
Carme is a retrograde irregular moon of Jupiter and the largest member of the Carme group of Jovian satellites.
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B.
Kepler (lunar crater)
Kepler (lunar crater) is a prominent, relatively young impact crater on the Moon’s near side, noted for its bright ray system and association with the astronomer Johannes Kepler.
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C.
von Kármán crater on the Moon
Von Kármán crater on the Moon is a large impact crater on the lunar far side, notable as the landing site of China’s Chang’e 4 mission and named in honor of aerospace engineer Theodore von Kármán.
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D.
Baade lunar crater
Baade lunar crater is a large impact feature on the Moon’s far side named in honor of German astronomer Walter Baade.
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E.
Levi-Civita crater
Levi-Civita crater is a large, heavily eroded impact crater on the Moon’s far side, named after Italian mathematician Tullio Levi-Civita.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moon of Pluto
ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ outer moon ⓘ |
| albedo | high geometric albedo ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Moons of Pluto
ⓘ
linked to:
Pluto’s satellite system
Outer Solar System moon ⓘ Trans‑Neptunian satellite ⓘ |
| celestialBodyType | natural satellite ⓘ |
| dimensions | approximately 12 kilometers by 4.5 kilometers ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Hubble Space Telescope
ⓘ
Mark R. Showalter ⓘ |
| discoveredInYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| discoveryAnnouncementDate | 2011-07-20 ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | search for small moons and rings around Pluto ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | space telescope imaging ⓘ |
| distanceFromPluto | between Nix and Hydra ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
New Horizons spacecraft
ⓘ
linked to:
New Horizons
|
| flybyDate | July 2015 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfKnownMoonsInSystem | one of five known moons of Pluto ⓘ |
| imagedBy |
New Horizons LORRI camera
ⓘ
linked to:
LORRI
|
| locatedIn |
Kuiper belt
ⓘ
linked to:
Kuiper Belt
Pluto system ⓘ |
| mass | very low mass ⓘ |
| meanRadius | approximately 6 kilometers ⓘ |
| memberOf | Pluto system ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cerberus
ⓘ
mythological three‑headed dog guarding the underworld ⓘ |
| nameLanguageForm | Greek form of Cerberus ⓘ |
| orbitalDirection | prograde ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | approximately 32.2 Earth days ⓘ |
| orbitalResonance |
near 1:4 resonance with Nix
ⓘ
near 1:5 resonance with Charon ⓘ near 1:6 resonance with Hydra ⓘ |
| orbits | Pluto ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pluto–Charon system
ⓘ
Pluto’s satellite system ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2011 (134340) 1 ⓘ |
| relativeSizeInSystem |
larger than Styx
ⓘ
smaller than Nix and Hydra ⓘ |
| rotationState | chaotic rotation ⓘ |
| shape |
irregular
ⓘ
likely bilobed ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | bright ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | water ice rich ⓘ |
| systemHasPrimary |
Charon
ⓘ
Pluto ⓘ |
| tidalLocking | not tidally locked to Pluto ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kerberos (moon) Description of subject: Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped outer moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.