asteroid 1940 Whipple
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Asteroid 1940 Whipple is a minor planet in our solar system named in honor of American astronomer Fred Whipple, known for his work on comets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| asteroid 1940 Whipple canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10983111 — 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 1940 Whipple Context triple: [Eugène Delporte, discovered, asteroid 1940 Whipple]
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A.
asteroid 1939 Quetta
Asteroid 1939 Quetta is a minor planet in the asteroid belt named after the city of Quetta, Pakistan.
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B.
asteroid 1000 Piazzia
Asteroid 1000 Piazzia is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi, the discoverer of Ceres.
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C.
asteroid 1934 Jeffers
Asteroid 1934 Jeffers is a minor planet in the asteroid belt named in honor of American astronomer Hamilton Jeffers.
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D.
asteroid 1952 Hesburgh
Asteroid 1952 Hesburgh is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of American priest and long-time University of Notre Dame president Theodore Hesburgh.
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E.
asteroid 1933 Tinchen
Asteroid 1933 Tinchen is a minor planet in our solar system, part of the main asteroid belt, identified and cataloged as one of the many small rocky bodies orbiting the Sun.
- 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 1940 Whipple Target entity description: Asteroid 1940 Whipple is a minor planet in our solar system named in honor of American astronomer Fred Whipple, known for his work on comets.
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A.
asteroid 1939 Quetta
Asteroid 1939 Quetta is a minor planet in the asteroid belt named after the city of Quetta, Pakistan.
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B.
asteroid 1000 Piazzia
Asteroid 1000 Piazzia is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi, the discoverer of Ceres.
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C.
asteroid 1934 Jeffers
Asteroid 1934 Jeffers is a minor planet in the asteroid belt named in honor of American astronomer Hamilton Jeffers.
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D.
asteroid 1952 Hesburgh
Asteroid 1952 Hesburgh is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of American priest and long-time University of Notre Dame president Theodore Hesburgh.
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E.
asteroid 1933 Tinchen
Asteroid 1933 Tinchen is a minor planet in our solar system, part of the main asteroid belt, identified and cataloged as one of the many small rocky bodies orbiting the Sun.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asteroid
ⓘ
main-belt asteroid ⓘ minor planet ⓘ |
| albedo | stony asteroid typical albedo ⓘ |
| aphelion | in the outer region of the inner main belt ⓘ |
| belongsTo | population of numbered minor planets ⓘ |
| belongsToAsteroidFamily | main belt background population ⓘ |
| celestialBodyCategory | asteroid of the main asteroid belt ⓘ |
| celestialBodyType | rocky body ⓘ |
| discoveredAt |
Heidelberg Observatory
ⓘ
linked to:
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl ⓘ
linked to:
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
|
| discoverer |
Karl Reinmuth
ⓘ
linked to:
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
|
| discoveryDate | 1931-03-17 ⓘ |
| discoverySite |
Heidelberg, Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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| eponymHasNotableTheory | icy conglomerate model of comets ⓘ |
| eponymHasNotableWorkOn | comets ⓘ |
| hasEccentricOrbit | true ⓘ |
| hasInclinedOrbit | true ⓘ |
| hasRotation | yes ⓘ |
| isNamedMinorPlanet | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | main asteroid belt ⓘ |
| minorPlanetNumber | 1940 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fred Lawrence Whipple
ⓘ
Fred Whipple ⓘ
linked to:
Fred Lawrence Whipple
|
| namedBy |
Minor Planet Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Minor Planet Center database
|
| namedForNationality | American ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| namingCitationPublishedBy | Minor Planet Circulars ⓘ |
| observedBy | ground-based optical telescopes ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | approximately 4.2 years ⓘ |
| orbits | Sun ⓘ |
| partOf | Solar System ⓘ |
| perihelion | in the inner main belt ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | 1931 UV ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | approximately 2.6 AU ⓘ |
| spectralType | S-type asteroid ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: asteroid 1940 Whipple Description of subject: Asteroid 1940 Whipple is a minor planet in our solar system named in honor of American astronomer Fred Whipple, known for his work on comets.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.