asteroid B-612
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Asteroid B-612 is the tiny home planet of the title character in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novella "The Little Prince," depicted as a small asteroid with three volcanoes and a single rose.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| asteroid B-612 canonical | 3 |
| B-612 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6821431 — 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: asteroid B-612 Context triple: [The Little Prince, setting, asteroid B-612]
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A.
Eris
Eris is a distant, icy dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the Solar System, notable for its size comparable to Pluto and its role in prompting the redefinition of planetary status.
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B.
Eris
Eris is the Greek goddess of strife and discord, often depicted as a malevolent force sowing conflict among gods and mortals.
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C.
Pluto
Pluto is a distant, icy dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt known for its eccentric orbit and former status as the ninth planet of the Solar System.
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Pluto
Pluto is the Roman god of the underworld and wealth, often identified with the Greek god Hades.
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E.
Pluto
Pluto is Mickey Mouse’s loyal pet dog, a classic Disney cartoon character known for his playful, expressive, and mostly non-speaking role in animated films and shorts.
- 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: asteroid B-612 Target entity description: Asteroid B-612 is the tiny home planet of the title character in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novella "The Little Prince," depicted as a small asteroid with three volcanoes and a single rose.
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A.
Eris
Eris is a distant, icy dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the Solar System, notable for its size comparable to Pluto and its role in prompting the redefinition of planetary status.
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B.
Eris
Eris is the Greek goddess of strife and discord, often depicted as a malevolent force sowing conflict among gods and mortals.
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C.
Pluto
Pluto is a distant, icy dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt known for its eccentric orbit and former status as the ninth planet of the Solar System.
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D.
Pluto
Pluto is the Roman god of the underworld and wealth, often identified with the Greek god Hades.
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E.
Pluto
Pluto is Mickey Mouse’s loyal pet dog, a classic Disney cartoon character known for his playful, expressive, and mostly non-speaking role in animated films and shorts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asteroid in fiction
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fictional astronomical object ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Little Prince ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
critique of adult values
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importance of caring for one’s world ⓘ love and attachment ⓘ |
| catalogNumberMeaning |
B-612
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linked to:
asteroid B-612
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| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describedAs | tiny home planet of the Little Prince ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | a Turkish astronomer (in the story) ⓘ |
| discoveryContext |
initially ignored because of the astronomer’s traditional Turkish costume
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later accepted when the astronomer presents in European clothes ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | exists only within the narrative of The Little Prince ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Little Prince ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s novella
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philosophical tale ⓘ |
| gravitationalEffect | allows the Little Prince to watch many sunsets by moving his chair ⓘ |
| hasActiveVolcanoCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasBaobabSeedlings | true ⓘ |
| hasDepiction | illustrations by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ⓘ |
| hasExtinctVolcanoCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
baobab seedlings (potentially destructive)
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one rose ⓘ three volcanoes ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocationType | asteroid ⓘ |
| hasInhabitant |
the Little Prince
ⓘ
linked to:
The Little Prince
the rose ⓘ three volcanoes ⓘ |
| hasRoseCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasShapeDescription | small spherical asteroid ⓘ |
| hasVolcanoCount | 3 ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
a single unique rose
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one childlike prince ⓘ |
| maintenanceRoutine | daily cleaning of volcanoes ⓘ |
| maintenanceRoutine | daily weeding of baobab seedlings ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | home and point of departure for the Little Prince’s journey ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| sizeDescription | slightly larger than a house ⓘ |
| symbolism |
childhood innocence
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inner world of the Little Prince ⓘ responsibility for what one tames ⓘ simplicity ⓘ |
| universe | The Little Prince universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: asteroid B-612 Description of subject: Asteroid B-612 is the tiny home planet of the title character in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novella "The Little Prince," depicted as a small asteroid with three volcanoes and a single rose.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.