Spacewatch
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Spacewatch is an astronomical survey program at the University of Arizona that uses telescopes on Kitt Peak to discover and study minor planets, comets, and other small bodies in the Solar System.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spacewatch canonical | 2 |
| Spacewatch telescopes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3729440 — 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: Spacewatch Context triple: [20000 Varuna, discoverySite, Spacewatch]
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A.
UNDSS
UNDSS is the United Nations department responsible for providing leadership, operational support, and oversight of the UN’s security management system to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and operations worldwide.
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B.
Sky Talk
Sky Talk is a home phone service offered by Sky that provides landline calling packages often bundled with its broadband and TV services.
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C.
Comet Observatory
The Comet Observatory is a celestial hub and main setting in Super Mario Galaxy, serving as Princess Rosalina’s starship-like home base from which Mario travels to various galaxies.
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D.
Gaia observatory
The Gaia observatory is a European Space Agency space telescope designed to create the most precise 3D map of the Milky Way by measuring the positions, distances, and motions of over a billion stars.
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E.
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is a NASA space telescope dedicated primarily to detecting and studying gamma-ray bursts and other high-energy astrophysical phenomena.
- 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: Spacewatch Target entity description: Spacewatch is an astronomical survey program at the University of Arizona that uses telescopes on Kitt Peak to discover and study minor planets, comets, and other small bodies in the Solar System.
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A.
UNDSS
UNDSS is the United Nations department responsible for providing leadership, operational support, and oversight of the UN’s security management system to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and operations worldwide.
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B.
Sky Talk
Sky Talk is a home phone service offered by Sky that provides landline calling packages often bundled with its broadband and TV services.
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C.
Comet Observatory
The Comet Observatory is a celestial hub and main setting in Super Mario Galaxy, serving as Princess Rosalina’s starship-like home base from which Mario travels to various galaxies.
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D.
Gaia observatory
The Gaia observatory is a European Space Agency space telescope designed to create the most precise 3D map of the Milky Way by measuring the positions, distances, and motions of over a billion stars.
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E.
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is a NASA space telescope dedicated primarily to detecting and studying gamma-ray bursts and other high-energy astrophysical phenomena.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asteroid survey
ⓘ
astronomical survey program ⓘ near-Earth object survey ⓘ |
| basedAt |
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
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| collaboratesWith |
NASA Near-Earth Object Observations Program
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA near-Earth object programs
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUsedBy |
Minor Planet Center database
ⓘ
surface form:
Minor Planet Center
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| dataUsedFor |
impact risk assessment
ⓘ
orbit determination of small Solar System bodies ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
ⓘ
observational astronomy ⓘ planetary science ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Robert S. McMillan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Gehrels ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | Lunar and Planetary Laboratory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Kitt Peak National Observatory
ⓘ
surface form:
Kitt Peak
|
| method |
CCD imaging
ⓘ
astrometric follow-up ⓘ automated image analysis ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
discovery of Centaurs
ⓘ
discovery of comets ⓘ discovery of numerous main-belt asteroids ⓘ discovery of numerous near-Earth asteroids ⓘ discovery of trans-Neptunian objects ⓘ pioneering use of CCDs in asteroid surveys ⓘ |
| observationType | optical ⓘ |
| observatory |
Kitt Peak National Observatory
ⓘ
surface form:
Kitt Peak National Observatory 0.9-meter telescope
Kitt Peak National Observatory 1.8-meter telescope ⓘ |
| observesRegion | Solar System ⓘ |
| operatedBy | University of Arizona ⓘ |
| operatingStatus | active ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Arizona space sciences programs
|
| primaryGoal | discovery of minor planets ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Centaurs
ⓘ
comets ⓘ main-belt asteroids ⓘ minor planets ⓘ near-Earth objects ⓘ potentially hazardous asteroids ⓘ small Solar System bodies ⓘ trans-Neptunian objects ⓘ |
| startDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| telescopeAperture |
0.9 m
ⓘ
1.8 m ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | charge-coupled devices ⓘ |
| usesTelescopeAt | Kitt Peak National Observatory ⓘ |
| website | http://spacewatch.lpl.arizona.edu/ ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spacewatch Description of subject: Spacewatch is an astronomical survey program at the University of Arizona that uses telescopes on Kitt Peak to discover and study minor planets, comets, and other small bodies in the Solar System.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Spacewatch telescopes