Vela 1A
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Vela 1A was an early U.S. military satellite launched in the 1960s to monitor space and Earth for nuclear detonations as part of the Vela nuclear test detection program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vela 1A canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22958454 — 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: Vela 1A Context triple: [Vela nuclear test detection satellites, hasPart, Vela 1A]
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A.
Vela
Vela is a southern sky constellation known for containing the Vela Supernova Remnant and several bright stars, and was once part of the larger ancient constellation Argo Navis.
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B.
Kurba Vela
Kurba Vela is an uninhabited Adriatic Sea island that forms part of Croatia’s Kornati archipelago within Kornati National Park.
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C.
V2500 Ophiuchi
V2500 Ophiuchi is a variable star designation for Barnard's Star, a nearby red dwarf in the constellation Ophiuchus known for its high proper motion and proximity to the Sun.
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D.
V1150 Tau
V1150 Tau is a variable star in the constellation Taurus, also known by its Henry Draper Catalogue designation HD 25940.
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E.
VelaRingGalaxy
VelaRingGalaxy is a ring-shaped galaxy located in the southern constellation Vela, notable for its distinctive circular structure.
- 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: Vela 1A Target entity description: Vela 1A was an early U.S. military satellite launched in the 1960s to monitor space and Earth for nuclear detonations as part of the Vela nuclear test detection program.
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A.
Vela
Vela is a southern sky constellation known for containing the Vela Supernova Remnant and several bright stars, and was once part of the larger ancient constellation Argo Navis.
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B.
Kurba Vela
Kurba Vela is an uninhabited Adriatic Sea island that forms part of Croatia’s Kornati archipelago within Kornati National Park.
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C.
V2500 Ophiuchi
V2500 Ophiuchi is a variable star designation for Barnard's Star, a nearby red dwarf in the constellation Ophiuchus known for its high proper motion and proximity to the Sun.
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D.
V1150 Tau
V1150 Tau is a variable star in the constellation Taurus, also known by its Henry Draper Catalogue designation HD 25940.
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E.
VelaRingGalaxy
VelaRingGalaxy is a ring-shaped galaxy located in the southern constellation Vela, notable for its distinctive circular structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.