Daphnis
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Daphnis is a small moon of Saturn that orbits within the planet’s rings and gravitationally sculpts the edges of the Keeler Gap.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daphnis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9928718 — 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: Daphnis Context triple: [Keeler Gap, hasShepherdMoon, Daphnis]
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A.
Daphnis
Daphnis is a young shepherd and one of the two pastoral lovers at the center of the ancient Greek romance "Daphnis and Chloe."
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B.
Sophillus
Sophillus was the father of the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, about whom little is known beyond his paternal connection to the playwright.
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C.
Ousanas
Ousanas was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum in what is now Ethiopia, known from inscriptions and coinage as an early Christian-era ruler preceding King Ezana.
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D.
Sileni
Sileni are mythological woodland spirits or companions of Dionysus in Greek mythology, often depicted as older, drunken satyrs associated with revelry and rustic wisdom.
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E.
Daphne
Daphne is a coastal city in Baldwin County, Alabama, situated along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay.
- 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: Daphnis Target entity description: Daphnis is a small moon of Saturn that orbits within the planet’s rings and gravitationally sculpts the edges of the Keeler Gap.
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A.
Daphnis
Daphnis is a young shepherd and one of the two pastoral lovers at the center of the ancient Greek romance "Daphnis and Chloe."
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B.
Sophillus
Sophillus was the father of the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, about whom little is known beyond his paternal connection to the playwright.
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C.
Ousanas
Ousanas was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum in what is now Ethiopia, known from inscriptions and coinage as an early Christian-era ruler preceding King Ezana.
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D.
Sileni
Sileni are mythological woodland spirits or companions of Dionysus in Greek mythology, often depicted as older, drunken satyrs associated with revelry and rustic wisdom.
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E.
Daphne
Daphne is a coastal city in Baldwin County, Alabama, situated along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moon of Saturn
ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem | Saturnian system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToRingRegion | outer A ring ⓘ |
| classification | ring-embedded moon ⓘ |
| diameter_km | 7.6 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Cassini imaging team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredUsing | Cassini–Huygens spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 2005-05-01 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | spacecraft imaging ⓘ |
| discoveryMission | Cassini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromSaturn_km | about 136500 GENERATED ⓘ |
| escapeVelocity_m_per_s | few ⓘ |
| gapName | Keeler Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gapWidth_km | 35 ⓘ |
| gravitationalEffect | confines edges of Keeler Gap ⓘ |
| gravitationallySculpts | edges of the Keeler Gap ⓘ |
| gravitationalPerturbations | produce scalloped ring edges ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalResonanceEffectOn | nearby ring particles ⓘ |
| hasRingGap | Keeler Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Saturn's ring plane ⓘ |
| mass | very low ⓘ |
| meanRadius_km | 3.8 ⓘ |
| memberOf | inner moons of Saturn ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daphnis (shepherd in Greek mythology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namingYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| observedBy | Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalEccentricity | very low ⓘ |
| orbitalInclination_deg | 0.003 ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod_hours | 14.3 ⓘ |
| orbits | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsNearRingOuterEdge | A ring ⓘ |
| orbitsWithin |
Keeler Gap
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saturn's A ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsWithinRing | A ring ⓘ |
| primaryBody | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2005 S 1 ⓘ |
| ringInteraction |
clears material from Keeler Gap
ⓘ
creates edge waves in ring material ⓘ induces vertical waves in ring particles ⓘ |
| rotationState | likely synchronous with its orbit ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis_km | 136505 ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| surfaceAlbedo | high ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | bright ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | water ice (inferred) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daphnis Description of subject: Daphnis is a small moon of Saturn that orbits within the planet’s rings and gravitationally sculpts the edges of the Keeler Gap.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.