David L. Rabinowitz

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American astronomer astronomer human

David L. Rabinowitz is an American astronomer known for his role in the discovery of several trans-Neptunian objects and dwarf planets, including Eris.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
David L. Rabinowitz canonical	10
David Rabinowitz	7
D. L. Rabinowitz	1
K. Rabinowitz	1
M. Rabinowitz	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T869041 — 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: David L. Rabinowitz
Context triple: [Eris, discoveredBy, David L. Rabinowitz]

A. David B. Cornstein
David B. Cornstein is an American businessman and Republican political appointee who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary under President Donald Trump.
B. Jay O. Rothman
Jay O. Rothman is an American attorney and academic leader who serves as president of the University of Wisconsin System.
C. Daniel H. Weiss
Daniel H. Weiss is an American art historian and academic leader who served as president and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
D. Louis Finkelstein
Louis Finkelstein was a prominent American Conservative rabbi and scholar who served as a long-time leader and chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
E. Benjamin Rapoport
Benjamin Rapoport is a neurosurgeon and entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of the brain–computer interface company Neuralink.
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: David L. Rabinowitz
Target entity description: David L. Rabinowitz is an American astronomer known for his role in the discovery of several trans-Neptunian objects and dwarf planets, including Eris.

A. David B. Cornstein
David B. Cornstein is an American businessman and Republican political appointee who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary under President Donald Trump.
B. Jay O. Rothman
Jay O. Rothman is an American attorney and academic leader who serves as president of the University of Wisconsin System.
C. Daniel H. Weiss
Daniel H. Weiss is an American art historian and academic leader who served as president and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
D. Louis Finkelstein
Louis Finkelstein was a prominent American Conservative rabbi and scholar who served as a long-time leader and chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
E. Benjamin Rapoport
Benjamin Rapoport is a neurosurgeon and entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of the brain–computer interface company Neuralink.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American astronomer ⓘ astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ
affiliation	Yale University Department of Astronomy ⓘ
areaOfActivity	minor planet discovery ⓘ solar system astronomy ⓘ
coDiscovererOf	20000 Varuna ⓘ 90377 Sedna ⓘ Eris ⓘ numerous Kuiper belt objects ⓘ
coDiscovererWith	Chad Trujillo ⓘ Michael E. Brown ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ University of Arizona ⓘ
employer	Yale University ⓘ
fieldOfWork	astronomy ⓘ observational astronomy ⓘ planetary science ⓘ
givenName	David ⓘ
hasAcademicDegree	Doctor of Philosophy in astronomy ⓘ
hasDiscovered	minor planets ⓘ near-Earth objects ⓘ trans-Neptunian objects ⓘ
hasGender	male ⓘ
hasPublicationType	peer-reviewed scientific articles ⓘ
knownFor	discovery of 20000 Varuna ⓘ discovery of 90377 Sedna ⓘ discovery of Eris ⓘ discovery of dwarf planets ⓘ discovery of numerous near-Earth objects ⓘ discovery of trans-Neptunian objects ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
name	David L. Rabinowitz ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableAchievement	contributed to surveys for distant solar system objects ⓘ helped identify Eris as a dwarf planet candidate ⓘ linked to: Eris
notableWork	development of CCD detection systems for small bodies ⓘ
occupation	astronomer ⓘ
researchInterest	Kuiper belt objects ⓘ linked to: Kuiper Belt objects near-Earth asteroids ⓘ trans-Neptunian objects ⓘ
workLocation	New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ

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