Gliese 581c
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Gliese 581c is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 581 in the constellation Libra, once considered a potentially habitable “super-Earth” due to its size and location in its star’s habitable zone.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| GJ 581 c | 2 |
| Gliese 581c canonical | 2 |
| Gl 581 c | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2459077 — 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: Gliese 581c Context triple: [A Message From Earth, target, Gliese 581c]
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A.
Tau Ceti
Tau Ceti is a nearby Sun-like star in the constellation Cetus, notable for its stability, potential planetary system, and historical importance as an early target in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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B.
Epsilon Eridani b
Epsilon Eridani b is a nearby Jupiter-like exoplanet candidate orbiting the young K-type star Epsilon Eridani, making it one of the closest known potential exoplanets to Earth.
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C.
Epsilon Eridani
Epsilon Eridani is a nearby young K-type main-sequence star in the constellation Eridanus, notable for its debris disk and status as a prominent target in exoplanet and SETI searches.
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D.
Platform of Venus
The Platform of Venus is a pre-Columbian Maya ceremonial structure at Chichén Itzá, likely associated with astronomical observations and rituals linked to the planet Venus.
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E.
Eris
Eris is a distant, icy dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the Solar System, notable for its size comparable to Pluto and its role in prompting the redefinition of planetary status.
- 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: Gliese 581c Target entity description: Gliese 581c is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 581 in the constellation Libra, once considered a potentially habitable “super-Earth” due to its size and location in its star’s habitable zone.
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A.
Tau Ceti
Tau Ceti is a nearby Sun-like star in the constellation Cetus, notable for its stability, potential planetary system, and historical importance as an early target in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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B.
Epsilon Eridani b
Epsilon Eridani b is a nearby Jupiter-like exoplanet candidate orbiting the young K-type star Epsilon Eridani, making it one of the closest known potential exoplanets to Earth.
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C.
Epsilon Eridani
Epsilon Eridani is a nearby young K-type main-sequence star in the constellation Eridanus, notable for its debris disk and status as a prominent target in exoplanet and SETI searches.
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D.
Platform of Venus
The Platform of Venus is a pre-Columbian Maya ceremonial structure at Chichén Itzá, likely associated with astronomical observations and rituals linked to the planet Venus.
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E.
Eris
Eris is a distant, icy dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the Solar System, notable for its size comparable to Pluto and its role in prompting the redefinition of planetary status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gliese 581c Description of subject: Gliese 581c is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 581 in the constellation Libra, once considered a potentially habitable “super-Earth” due to its size and location in its star’s habitable zone.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gliese 581c
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linked to: Gliese 581c