2006 General Assembly in Prague
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The 2006 General Assembly in Prague was the International Astronomical Union meeting at which Pluto was reclassified and the modern definition of a planet was adopted.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2006 General Assembly in Prague canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4619263 — 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: 2006 General Assembly in Prague Context triple: [International Astronomical Union, notableEvent, 2006 General Assembly in Prague]
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A.
Prague Communiqué 2001
The Prague Communiqué 2001 is a key follow-up policy document of the Bologna Process that advanced the creation of a European Higher Education Area by refining and expanding the reforms initiated in 1999.
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Prague Slavic Congress of 1848
The Prague Slavic Congress of 1848 was a landmark political gathering of Slavic representatives in the Austrian Empire that sought greater national rights, unity, and federal reform amid the revolutionary upheavals of 1848.
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C.
World Plenary Meeting
The World Plenary Meeting is a global gathering of Quakers from around the world for worship, discernment, and consultation on matters affecting the Religious Society of Friends.
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D.
World Conference of Friends
The World Conference of Friends is a global gathering of Quakers (the Religious Society of Friends) that brings together representatives from different yearly meetings and traditions to worship, consult, and strengthen their worldwide fellowship.
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E.
La Sarraz Congress
La Sarraz Congress was the 1928 meeting of avant-garde architects in Switzerland that led to the creation of the influential modernist group CIAM (Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne).
- 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: 2006 General Assembly in Prague Target entity description: The 2006 General Assembly in Prague was the International Astronomical Union meeting at which Pluto was reclassified and the modern definition of a planet was adopted.
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A.
Prague Communiqué 2001
The Prague Communiqué 2001 is a key follow-up policy document of the Bologna Process that advanced the creation of a European Higher Education Area by refining and expanding the reforms initiated in 1999.
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B.
Prague Slavic Congress of 1848
The Prague Slavic Congress of 1848 was a landmark political gathering of Slavic representatives in the Austrian Empire that sought greater national rights, unity, and federal reform amid the revolutionary upheavals of 1848.
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C.
World Plenary Meeting
The World Plenary Meeting is a global gathering of Quakers from around the world for worship, discernment, and consultation on matters affecting the Religious Society of Friends.
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D.
World Conference of Friends
The World Conference of Friends is a global gathering of Quakers (the Religious Society of Friends) that brings together representatives from different yearly meetings and traditions to worship, consult, and strengthen their worldwide fellowship.
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E.
La Sarraz Congress
La Sarraz Congress was the 1928 meeting of avant-garde architects in Switzerland that led to the creation of the influential modernist group CIAM (Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Astronomical Union general assembly
ⓘ
astronomy conference ⓘ scientific meeting ⓘ |
| adoptedResolution |
IAU Resolution 5A
NERFINISHED
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IAU Resolution 6A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| decisionMadeBy | IAU General Assembly members ⓘ |
| definedTerm |
dwarf planet
ⓘ
planet ⓘ small Solar System body ⓘ |
| endDate | 2006-08-25 ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ planetary astronomy ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2009 IAU General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
creation of the dwarf planet category
ⓘ
formal IAU definition of a planet ⓘ reclassification of several trans-Neptunian objects as dwarf planets ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
astronomy
ⓘ
celestial mechanics ⓘ cosmology ⓘ exoplanets ⓘ galactic astronomy ⓘ planetary science ⓘ solar system ⓘ stellar astronomy ⓘ |
| hostCity | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adoption of a formal definition of a planet
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introduction of the dwarf planet category ⓘ reclassification of Pluto ⓘ |
| officialName | XXVIth General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | General Assemblies of the International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2003 IAU General Assembly in Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Pluto being classified as a dwarf planet
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Pluto losing its status as the ninth planet of the Solar System ⓘ |
| sequenceNumber | 26 ⓘ |
| shortName | IAU General Assembly 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2006-08-14 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Prague Congress Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingMethod | plenary vote ⓘ |
| year | 2006 ⓘ |
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Subject: 2006 General Assembly in Prague Description of subject: The 2006 General Assembly in Prague was the International Astronomical Union meeting at which Pluto was reclassified and the modern definition of a planet was adopted.
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