WASP-18b
E975201
UNEXPLORED
WASP-18b is a massive, ultra-hot gas giant exoplanet in a very close, short-period orbit around its host star, notable for its extreme tidal interactions and atmospheric conditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| WASP-18b canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12176236 — 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: WASP-18b Context triple: [Wide Angle Search for Planets, notableDiscovery, WASP-18b]
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A.
WASP-12b
WASP-12b is an extremely hot, bloated “hot Jupiter” exoplanet so close to its star that it is being tidally distorted and losing its atmosphere.
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B.
WASP-17b
WASP-17b is an extremely low-density, “puffy” exoplanet notable for its retrograde orbit around its star, making it one of the most unusual hot Jupiters discovered.
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C.
WASP-96
WASP-96 is a Sun-like star in the constellation Phoenix known for hosting the exoplanet WASP-96b, one of the first exoplanets whose atmosphere was characterized in detail by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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D.
HIP 61084
HIP 61084 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Epsilon Crucis, a bright giant star in the Southern Cross constellation.
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E.
51 Pegasi b
51 Pegasi b is the first exoplanet discovered orbiting a Sun-like star, marking a breakthrough in the study of planetary systems beyond our own.
- 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: WASP-18b Target entity description: WASP-18b is a massive, ultra-hot gas giant exoplanet in a very close, short-period orbit around its host star, notable for its extreme tidal interactions and atmospheric conditions.
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A.
WASP-12b
WASP-12b is an extremely hot, bloated “hot Jupiter” exoplanet so close to its star that it is being tidally distorted and losing its atmosphere.
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B.
WASP-17b
WASP-17b is an extremely low-density, “puffy” exoplanet notable for its retrograde orbit around its star, making it one of the most unusual hot Jupiters discovered.
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C.
WASP-96
WASP-96 is a Sun-like star in the constellation Phoenix known for hosting the exoplanet WASP-96b, one of the first exoplanets whose atmosphere was characterized in detail by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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D.
HIP 61084
HIP 61084 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Epsilon Crucis, a bright giant star in the Southern Cross constellation.
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E.
51 Pegasi b
51 Pegasi b is the first exoplanet discovered orbiting a Sun-like star, marking a breakthrough in the study of planetary systems beyond our own.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.