Steven S. Vogt
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Steven S. Vogt is an American astronomer and astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in exoplanet detection and precision radial-velocity instrumentation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Steven S. Vogt canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7272828 — 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: Steven S. Vogt Context triple: [Tau Ceti e, discoveredBy, Steven S. Vogt]
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A.
Greg Laughlin
Greg Laughlin is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from Texas in the 1990s, notably switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party during his tenure.
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B.
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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C.
David C. Jewitt
David C. Jewitt is a British-American astronomer best known for co-discovering the first Kuiper Belt object beyond Pluto, helping to reveal the Kuiper Belt as a major component of the solar system.
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D.
William J. Borucki
William J. Borucki is an American space scientist best known for pioneering the concept and leading the development of NASA’s Kepler mission to discover exoplanets.
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E.
David J. Tholen
David J. Tholen is an American astronomer known for his work in planetary science and the discovery and characterization of small bodies and ring systems in the Solar System.
- 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: Steven S. Vogt Target entity description: Steven S. Vogt is an American astronomer and astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in exoplanet detection and precision radial-velocity instrumentation.
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A.
Greg Laughlin
Greg Laughlin is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from Texas in the 1990s, notably switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party during his tenure.
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B.
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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C.
David C. Jewitt
David C. Jewitt is a British-American astronomer best known for co-discovering the first Kuiper Belt object beyond Pluto, helping to reveal the Kuiper Belt as a major component of the solar system.
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D.
William J. Borucki
William J. Borucki is an American space scientist best known for pioneering the concept and leading the development of NASA’s Kepler mission to discover exoplanets.
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E.
David J. Tholen
David J. Tholen is an American astronomer known for his work in planetary science and the discovery and characterization of small bodies and ring systems in the Solar System.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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astronomer ⓘ astrophysicist ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of California system ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | United States of America ⓘ |
| developed |
HIRES spectrograph
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Hamilton spectrograph ⓘ
linked to:
Hamilton echelle spectrograph
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| employer | University of California, Santa Cruz ⓘ |
| familyName | Vogt ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ exoplanet research ⓘ instrumentation ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Steven ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-precision Doppler spectroscopy
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pioneering work in exoplanet detection ⓘ precision radial-velocity instrumentation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Steven S. Vogt ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
design of high-resolution echelle spectrographs for planet searches
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long-term precision radial-velocity surveys of nearby stars ⓘ |
| occupation | professor of astronomy ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
extrasolar planets
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radial-velocity planet searches ⓘ stellar spectroscopy ⓘ |
| usesMethod | radial-velocity method for exoplanet detection ⓘ |
| workplace | Lick Observatory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Steven S. Vogt Description of subject: Steven S. Vogt is an American astronomer and astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in exoplanet detection and precision radial-velocity instrumentation.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.