moon Daphnis
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Daphnis is a small inner moon of Saturn that orbits within the planet’s A-ring and sculpts the edges of the Keeler Gap with its gravitational influence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| moon Daphnis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9928717 — 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: moon Daphnis Context triple: [Keeler Gap, isPerturbedBy, moon Daphnis]
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A.
Dione
Dione is an icy mid-sized moon of Saturn known for its bright, heavily cratered surface and extensive system of fractures and cliffs.
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B.
Dione
Dione is a figure in Greek mythology often regarded as a Titaness or early goddess associated with oracular power and sometimes identified as the mother of Aphrodite.
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C.
Calisto
Calisto is the young nobleman whose obsessive and tragic love for Melibea drives the plot of the Spanish literary classic *La Celestina*.
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D.
Amalthea
Amalthea is a nurturing figure from Greek mythology, often depicted as the goat or nymph who cared for the infant Zeus and is associated with the origin of the cornucopia.
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E.
Amalthea
Amalthea is a small, irregularly shaped inner moon of Jupiter known for its reddish color and porous, low-density composition.
- 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: moon Daphnis Target entity description: Daphnis is a small inner moon of Saturn that orbits within the planet’s A-ring and sculpts the edges of the Keeler Gap with its gravitational influence.
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A.
Dione
Dione is an icy mid-sized moon of Saturn known for its bright, heavily cratered surface and extensive system of fractures and cliffs.
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B.
Dione
Dione is a figure in Greek mythology often regarded as a Titaness or early goddess associated with oracular power and sometimes identified as the mother of Aphrodite.
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C.
Calisto
Calisto is the young nobleman whose obsessive and tragic love for Melibea drives the plot of the Spanish literary classic *La Celestina*.
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D.
Amalthea
Amalthea is a nurturing figure from Greek mythology, often depicted as the goat or nymph who cared for the infant Zeus and is associated with the origin of the cornucopia.
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E.
Amalthea
Amalthea is a small, irregularly shaped inner moon of Jupiter known for its reddish color and porous, low-density composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inner moon
ⓘ
moon of Saturn ⓘ natural satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | relatively high ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Saturnian satellite system
ⓘ
linked to:
Saturnian system
|
| belongsToMythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetaryRingSystem | Saturn's ring system ⓘ |
| catalogIn | Saturnian moons catalog ⓘ |
| celestialBodyOf | Saturn ⓘ |
| composition | primarily water ice ⓘ |
| diameter | about 8 km ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Cassini Imaging Science Team
ⓘ
Cassini–Huygens ⓘ |
| discoveredUsing | Cassini spacecraft images ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 2005-05-01 ⓘ |
| discoveryMission | Cassini–Huygens ⓘ |
| escapeVelocity | very low ⓘ |
| gravitationalInfluence | creates edge waves in Saturn's A ring ⓘ |
| gravity | very weak ⓘ |
| location | within Saturn's A ring ⓘ |
| mass | very low ⓘ |
| meanMotionResonance | embedded in A-ring material ⓘ |
| meanRadius | about 4 km ⓘ |
| nameApproved | 2006 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Daphnis (shepherd in Greek mythology)
ⓘ
linked to:
Daphnis
|
| namedBy | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Cassini spacecraft
ⓘ
linked to:
Cassini–Huygens
|
| orbitalEccentricity | very low ⓘ |
| orbitalInclination | slightly inclined to Saturn's equatorial plane ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 0.594 days ⓘ |
| orbitalRegion | A ring of Saturn ⓘ |
| orbits | Saturn ⓘ |
| orbitsWithin | Keeler Gap ⓘ |
| primary | Saturn ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2005 S 1 ⓘ |
| ringGap | Keeler Gap ⓘ |
| ringGapWidth | Keeler Gap about 42 km wide ⓘ |
| ringInteraction |
creates vertical structures in ring edges
ⓘ
produces wakes in ring particles ⓘ |
| roleInRings | shepherd moon of the Keeler Gap ⓘ |
| rotation | likely synchronous with its orbital period ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Saturn ⓘ |
| sculpts | edges of the Keeler Gap ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | about 136,500 km from Saturn's center ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| spectralType | similar to icy ring particles ⓘ |
| surface | heavily cratered ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: moon Daphnis Description of subject: Daphnis is a small inner moon of Saturn that orbits within the planet’s A-ring and sculpts the edges of the Keeler Gap with its gravitational influence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.