asteroid 2658 Gingerich
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Asteroid 2658 Gingerich is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of American astronomer and historian of science Owen Gingerich.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| asteroid 2658 Gingerich canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21977154 — 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 2658 Gingerich Context triple: [Owen Gingerich, hasHonorificName, asteroid 2658 Gingerich]
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A.
asteroid 267 Tirza
Asteroid 267 Tirza is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after Tirzah, a biblical figure.
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B.
asteroid 2074 Shoemaker
Asteroid 2074 Shoemaker is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of American geologist and pioneering planetary scientist Eugene Shoemaker, a key figure in the study of impact craters.
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C.
asteroid 261 Prymno
Asteroid 261 Prymno is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after a figure from Greek mythology.
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D.
asteroid 266 Aline
Asteroid 266 Aline is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named following the numerical designation system for minor planets.
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E.
asteroid 264 Libussa
Asteroid 264 Libussa is a main-belt asteroid named after the legendary Bohemian princess Libuše.
- 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 2658 Gingerich Target entity description: Asteroid 2658 Gingerich is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of American astronomer and historian of science Owen Gingerich.
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A.
asteroid 267 Tirza
Asteroid 267 Tirza is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after Tirzah, a biblical figure.
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B.
asteroid 2074 Shoemaker
Asteroid 2074 Shoemaker is a main-belt asteroid named in honor of American geologist and pioneering planetary scientist Eugene Shoemaker, a key figure in the study of impact craters.
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C.
asteroid 261 Prymno
Asteroid 261 Prymno is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named after a figure from Greek mythology.
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D.
asteroid 266 Aline
Asteroid 266 Aline is a main-belt asteroid discovered in the 19th century and named following the numerical designation system for minor planets.
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E.
asteroid 264 Libussa
Asteroid 264 Libussa is a main-belt asteroid named after the legendary Bohemian princess Libuše.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.