Saturn IX
E257499
Saturn IX, officially named Phoebe, is an irregular, retrograde outer moon of Saturn believed to be a captured object from the outer Solar System.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saturn IX canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2344787 — 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: Saturn IX Context triple: [Phoebe, designation, Saturn IX]
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A.
Malyi Saturn
Malyi Saturn was a major Soviet World War II offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at encircling and destroying Axis forces following the Battle of Stalingrad.
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B.
Saturn
Saturn is a gas giant planet known for its extensive and prominent ring system, orbiting the Sun as one of the outer planets in our Solar System.
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C.
Saturn
Saturn was an American automobile manufacturer created by General Motors as a separate, innovative small-car brand aimed at competing with Japanese imports.
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D.
Saturn
Saturn is an ancient Roman god primarily associated with agriculture, wealth, and time, and was honored in the festival of Saturnalia.
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E.
Adrestia
Adrestia is a lesser-known Greek goddess associated with revolt, retribution, and the balance between war and peace.
- 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: Saturn IX Target entity description: Saturn IX, officially named Phoebe, is an irregular, retrograde outer moon of Saturn believed to be a captured object from the outer Solar System.
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A.
Malyi Saturn
Malyi Saturn was a major Soviet World War II offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at encircling and destroying Axis forces following the Battle of Stalingrad.
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B.
Saturn
Saturn was an American automobile manufacturer created by General Motors as a separate, innovative small-car brand aimed at competing with Japanese imports.
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C.
Saturn
Saturn is a gas giant planet known for its extensive and prominent ring system, orbiting the Sun as one of the outer planets in our Solar System.
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D.
Saturn
Saturn is an ancient Roman god primarily associated with agriculture, wealth, and time, and was honored in the festival of Saturnalia.
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E.
Adrestia
Adrestia is a lesser-known Greek goddess associated with revolt, retribution, and the balance between war and peace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
irregular satellite
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natural satellite ⓘ outer moon of Saturn ⓘ retrograde satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| alternativeName | S/1899 S 1 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Solar System ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | Norse group of Saturnian moons ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem | Saturnian system ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation | Saturn IX ⓘ |
| density | approximately 1.6 g/cm³ ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 213 km ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Henry Pickering ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | ground-based telescope observations ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| eccentricity | approximately 0.163 ⓘ |
| equatorialSurfaceGravity | about 0.05 m/s² ⓘ |
| escapeVelocity | about 0.1 km/s ⓘ |
| firstCloseImagingBy | Cassini–Huygens ⓘ |
| firstCloseImagingYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| geometricAlbedo | about 0.06 ⓘ |
| hasNo |
known geological activity
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substantial atmosphere ⓘ |
| hasSpacecraftFlyby | Cassini–Huygens ⓘ |
| inclination | about 175 degrees to the ecliptic ⓘ |
| likelyOrigin | captured object from the outer Solar System ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 8.3×10^18 kg ⓘ |
| meanRadius | approximately 106.5 km ⓘ |
| meanSurfaceTemperature | very low (tens of kelvin) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Phoebe (figure in Greek mythology) ⓘ |
| officialName | Phoebe ⓘ |
| orbitalClass | irregular ⓘ |
| orbitalDirection | retrograde ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | approximately 550 Earth days ⓘ |
| orbits | Saturn ⓘ |
| possibleType | captured centaur or Kuiper belt object ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | source of dark material for Iapetus (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| rotationPeriod | approximately 9.27 hours ⓘ |
| rotationState | not tidally locked to Saturn ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | approximately 12.95 million km from Saturn ⓘ |
| shape | roughly spherical but irregular ⓘ |
| spectralType | C-type or D-type like ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | very dark ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | water ice and dark carbon-rich material ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatures |
covered with dark material
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heavily cratered ⓘ large impact basins ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saturn IX Description of subject: Saturn IX, officially named Phoebe, is an irregular, retrograde outer moon of Saturn believed to be a captured object from the outer Solar System.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.