asteroid 56 Melete
E1492994
UNEXPLORED
Asteroid 56 Melete is a large, dark main-belt asteroid named after one of the Greek Muses and known for its relatively low albedo and carbonaceous composition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| asteroid 56 Melete canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21331711 — 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: asteroid 56 Melete Context triple: [Hermann Goldschmidt, discovered, asteroid 56 Melete]
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A.
asteroid 51 Nemausa
Asteroid 51 Nemausa is a large, dark main-belt asteroid named after the ancient name of Nîmes, France, and is notable for being one of the earlier asteroids discovered in the 19th century.
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B.
asteroid 63 Ausonia
Asteroid 63 Ausonia is a large, bright main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after an ancient poetic term for Italy.
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C.
asteroid 36 Atalante
Asteroid 36 Atalante is a large, dark main-belt asteroid named after the mythological huntress Atalanta and notable for its relatively slow rotation and irregular shape.
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D.
asteroid 44 Nysa
Asteroid 44 Nysa is a large, bright main-belt asteroid and the namesake of the Nysian asteroid family, notable for its high albedo and mixed composition.
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E.
asteroid 39 Laetitia
Asteroid 39 Laetitia is a large, bright main-belt asteroid known for its relatively high albedo and early discovery in the 19th century.
- 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: asteroid 56 Melete Target entity description: Asteroid 56 Melete is a large, dark main-belt asteroid named after one of the Greek Muses and known for its relatively low albedo and carbonaceous composition.
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A.
asteroid 51 Nemausa
Asteroid 51 Nemausa is a large, dark main-belt asteroid named after the ancient name of Nîmes, France, and is notable for being one of the earlier asteroids discovered in the 19th century.
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B.
asteroid 63 Ausonia
Asteroid 63 Ausonia is a large, bright main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after an ancient poetic term for Italy.
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C.
asteroid 36 Atalante
Asteroid 36 Atalante is a large, dark main-belt asteroid named after the mythological huntress Atalanta and notable for its relatively slow rotation and irregular shape.
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D.
asteroid 44 Nysa
Asteroid 44 Nysa is a large, bright main-belt asteroid and the namesake of the Nysian asteroid family, notable for its high albedo and mixed composition.
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E.
asteroid 39 Laetitia
Asteroid 39 Laetitia is a large, bright main-belt asteroid known for its relatively high albedo and early discovery in the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.