Ginga
E384068
Ginga was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite that conducted important observations of cosmic X-ray sources in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ginga canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3737742 — 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: Ginga Context triple: [High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center, hostMissionArchive, Ginga]
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A.
Shinkiari
Shinkiari is a town in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, known for its agricultural surroundings and its location along the Karakoram Highway near Mansehra.
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B.
Marichi
Marichi is a revered Vedic sage (one of the Saptarishi) regarded as a mind-born son of Brahma and an important progenitor in Hindu cosmology.
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C.
Kawaiisu
Kawaiisu is a Native American people and their Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken in the southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains of California.
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D.
Hōshō
Hōshō was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s pioneering aircraft carrier and the world’s first purpose-built carrier to enter service.
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E.
Shingu
Shingu is a coastal city in Japan known for its historic Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine and its role as a gateway to the sacred Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes.
- 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: Ginga Target entity description: Ginga was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite that conducted important observations of cosmic X-ray sources in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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A.
Shinkiari
Shinkiari is a town in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, known for its agricultural surroundings and its location along the Karakoram Highway near Mansehra.
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B.
Marichi
Marichi is a revered Vedic sage (one of the Saptarishi) regarded as a mind-born son of Brahma and an important progenitor in Hindu cosmology.
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C.
Kawaiisu
Kawaiisu is a Native American people and their Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken in the southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains of California.
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D.
Hōshō
Hōshō was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s pioneering aircraft carrier and the world’s first purpose-built carrier to enter service.
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E.
Shingu
Shingu is a coastal city in Japan known for its historic Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine and its role as a gateway to the sacred Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X-ray astronomy satellite
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artificial satellite ⓘ space telescope ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | ASTRO-C ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| deactivationDate | 1991-11-01 ⓘ |
| energyRange |
1–400 keV with some instruments
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2–30 keV ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1987-02-05 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Uchinoura Space Center
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surface form:
Kagoshima Space Center
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| launchVehicle | M-3SII rocket ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| mainInstrument | Large Area Counter ⓘ |
| mainInstrumentAcronym | LAC ⓘ |
| mainInstrumentEffectiveArea | about 4000 square centimeters ⓘ |
| mainInstrumentType | proportional counter X-ray detector ⓘ |
| missionDuration | about 4.7 years ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 1991-11-01 ⓘ |
| missionStart | 1987-02-05 ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | galaxy in Japanese ⓘ |
| notableResult |
contributions to understanding of accretion physics
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detailed timing studies of X-ray binaries ⓘ detection and study of transient X-ray sources ⓘ measurements of X-ray bursts from neutron stars ⓘ observations of active galactic nuclei in X-rays ⓘ spectral studies of black hole candidates ⓘ |
| observingPeriod |
early 1990s
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late 1980s ⓘ |
| operator |
ISAS
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Institute of Space and Astronautical Science ⓘ Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency predecessor ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 31 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | 96 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tenma X-ray astronomy satellite ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
X-ray astronomy
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observation of cosmic X-ray sources ⓘ |
| program | Japanese X-ray astronomy program ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
X-ray astronomy
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high-energy astrophysics ⓘ |
| secondaryInstrument | All Sky Monitor ⓘ |
| secondaryInstrumentAcronym | ASM ⓘ |
| secondaryInstrumentType | X-ray all-sky monitor ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | ISAS ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
| successor | ASCA X-ray astronomy satellite ⓘ |
| wavelengthBand | X-ray ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ginga Description of subject: Ginga was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite that conducted important observations of cosmic X-ray sources in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.