1551 Argelander
E1125780
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1551 Argelander is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of the 19th-century German astronomer Friedrich Argelander, known for his pioneering work in stellar cataloging and variable stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1551 Argelander canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14889660 — 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: 1551 Argelander Context triple: [Friedrich Argelander, hasAsteroidNamedAfter, 1551 Argelander]
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A.
1590 Tsiolkovskaja
1590 Tsiolkovskaja is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of Russian rocket scientist and spaceflight pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.
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B.
asteroid 1501 Baade
Asteroid 1501 Baade is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of the German astronomer Walter Baade, known for his work on stellar populations and the scale of the universe.
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C.
11757 Fizeau
11757 Fizeau is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of the French physicist Hippolyte Fizeau, known for his pioneering work on the speed of light.
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D.
asteroid 1552 Bessel
Asteroid 1552 Bessel is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of the German astronomer and mathematician Friedrich Bessel, known for his pioneering work in astrometry and Bessel functions.
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E.
1604 Tombaugh
1604 Tombaugh is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto.
- 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: 1551 Argelander Target entity description: 1551 Argelander is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of the 19th-century German astronomer Friedrich Argelander, known for his pioneering work in stellar cataloging and variable stars.
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A.
1590 Tsiolkovskaja
1590 Tsiolkovskaja is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of Russian rocket scientist and spaceflight pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.
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B.
asteroid 1501 Baade
Asteroid 1501 Baade is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of the German astronomer Walter Baade, known for his work on stellar populations and the scale of the universe.
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C.
11757 Fizeau
11757 Fizeau is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of the French physicist Hippolyte Fizeau, known for his pioneering work on the speed of light.
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D.
asteroid 1552 Bessel
Asteroid 1552 Bessel is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of the German astronomer and mathematician Friedrich Bessel, known for his pioneering work in astrometry and Bessel functions.
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E.
1604 Tombaugh
1604 Tombaugh is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.