Brent Tully

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American scientist astronomer human

Brent Tully is an American astronomer known for his pioneering work on the large-scale structure of the universe and galaxy clustering, including the identification of major cosmic superclusters.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Brent Tully canonical	2
R. Brent Tully	1
Richard Brent Tully	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1014571 — 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: Brent Tully
Context triple: [Laniakea Supercluster, discoveredBy, Brent Tully]

A. Rodrigo A. Ibata
Rodrigo A. Ibata is an astronomer known for his work on galactic structure and dynamics, including the identification of the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy as a nearby satellite of the Milky Way.
B. Norman Spinrad
Norman Spinrad is an American science fiction author known for his provocative, politically charged novels and short stories, including "Bug Jack Barron" and "The Iron Dream."
C. Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
D. Mark Ciardi
Mark Ciardi is an American film producer and former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for producing inspirational sports and historical dramas such as "The Rookie," "Miracle," and "Chappaquiddick."
E. Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
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: Brent Tully
Target entity description: Brent Tully is an American astronomer known for his pioneering work on the large-scale structure of the universe and galaxy clustering, including the identification of major cosmic superclusters.

A. Rodrigo A. Ibata
Rodrigo A. Ibata is an astronomer known for his work on galactic structure and dynamics, including the identification of the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy as a nearby satellite of the Milky Way.
B. Norman Spinrad
Norman Spinrad is an American science fiction author known for his provocative, politically charged novels and short stories, including "Bug Jack Barron" and "The Iron Dream."
C. Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
D. Mark Ciardi
Mark Ciardi is an American film producer and former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for producing inspirational sports and historical dramas such as "The Rookie," "Miracle," and "Chappaquiddick."
E. Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American scientist ⓘ astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ
awardReceived	Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics ⓘ linked to: Heineman Prize for Astrophysics Dirk Brouwer Award ⓘ Fritz Zwicky Prize for Astrophysics and Cosmology ⓘ Gruber Cosmology Prize ⓘ
coAuthor	J. Richard Fisher ⓘ Richard Brent Tully ⓘ linked to: Brent Tully
contributedTo	identification of major cosmic superclusters ⓘ mapping of the Laniakea Supercluster ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	University of Maryland, College Park ⓘ linked to: University of Maryland
employer	University of Hawaiʻi ⓘ linked to: University of Hawaiʻi system
familyName	Tully ⓘ
fieldOfWork	cosmology ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galaxy clustering ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ
givenName	Brent ⓘ
hasResearchInterest	cosmic flows ⓘ cosmic web ⓘ galaxy distances ⓘ local universe structure ⓘ peculiar velocities of galaxies ⓘ superclusters of galaxies ⓘ
knownFor	Laniakea Supercluster definition ⓘ Tully–Fisher relation ⓘ linked to: Tully-Fisher relation distances identification of galaxy groups and clusters ⓘ mapping of nearby superclusters ⓘ work on large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
notableWork	Cosmicflows distance catalogs ⓘ linked to: Cosmicflows-3 data set Nearby Galaxies Atlas ⓘ Nearby Galaxies Catalog ⓘ Tully–Fisher relation ⓘ linked to: Tully-Fisher relation distances
occupation	astronomer ⓘ
positionHeld	astronomer at Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaiʻi ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
studies	distribution of galaxies in the local universe ⓘ galaxy clusters ⓘ galaxy groups ⓘ galaxy superclusters ⓘ
workplace	Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaiʻi ⓘ linked to: Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii (operations support)

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laniakea Supercluster → discoveredBy → Brent Tully ⓘ

Brent Tully → coAuthor → Richard Brent Tully ⓘ

linked to: Brent Tully

Daniel Pomarède → hasCollaborationWith → Brent Tully ⓘ

Daniel Pomarède → hasCollaborationWith → R. Brent Tully ⓘ