SOHO
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SOHO is a NASA and ESA space observatory dedicated to studying the Sun’s interior, atmosphere, and solar wind, as well as monitoring space weather.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SOHO canonical | 5 |
| MDI on SOHO | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2726453 — 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: SOHO Context triple: [SOHO, acronym, SOHO]
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A.
Unisphere
The Unisphere is a giant stainless-steel globe sculpture in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, best known as an enduring landmark celebrating global interdependence and space-age optimism.
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B.
Sunsphere
The Sunsphere is a 266-foot-tall, gold-glass observation tower built as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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C.
Savvis Center
Savvis Center was the former name of the multi-purpose indoor arena in St. Louis, Missouri, now known as the Enterprise Center, which hosts professional hockey games and major entertainment events.
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D.
Westway
Westway is an elevated urban motorway in west London that forms a major part of the A40 route into the city.
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E.
SoMa
SoMa is a large, formerly industrial neighborhood in San Francisco known for its tech offices, lofts, nightlife, and cultural institutions.
- 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: SOHO Target entity description: SOHO is a NASA and ESA space observatory dedicated to studying the Sun’s interior, atmosphere, and solar wind, as well as monitoring space weather.
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A.
Unisphere
The Unisphere is a giant stainless-steel globe sculpture in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, best known as an enduring landmark celebrating global interdependence and space-age optimism.
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B.
Sunsphere
The Sunsphere is a 266-foot-tall, gold-glass observation tower built as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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C.
Savvis Center
Savvis Center was the former name of the multi-purpose indoor arena in St. Louis, Missouri, now known as the Enterprise Center, which hosts professional hockey games and major entertainment events.
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D.
Westway
Westway is an elevated urban motorway in west London that forms a major part of the A40 route into the city.
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E.
SoMa
SoMa is a large, formerly industrial neighborhood in San Francisco known for its tech offices, lofts, nightlife, and cultural institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
solar observatory
ⓘ
space observatory ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| acronym | SOHO ⓘ |
| communicationBand | X-band ⓘ |
| contributedTo | space weather forecasting ⓘ |
| country |
European Space Agency member states
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataRelay | Deep Space Network ⓘ |
| discovered | numerous comets ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | approximately 1.5 million kilometers ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
heliophysics
ⓘ
solar physics ⓘ |
| fullName |
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
ⓘ
linked to:
SOHO mission
|
| hasInstrument |
COSTEP
ⓘ
Charge, Element, and Isotope Analysis System ⓘ
linked to:
Solar Isotope Spectrometer
ERNE ⓘ Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope ⓘ
linked to:
Extreme Ultraviolet Imager
Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph ⓘ Michelson Doppler Imager ⓘ
linked to:
SOHO mission
Solar Ultraviolet Measurements of Emitted Radiation ⓘ Solar Wind Anisotropies ⓘ
linked to:
Solar Wind Monitor
Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1995-12-02 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Launch Complex 36B ⓘ
linked to:
Launch Complex 36
|
| launchStatus | launched ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Atlas IIAS
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlas II
|
| manufacturer |
Matra Marconi Space
ⓘ
linked to:
Astrium
|
| mass | approximately 1850 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionStatus | operational ⓘ |
| missionType |
heliophysics
ⓘ
solar observation ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most prolific comet discoverers ⓘ |
| operator |
European Space Agency
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ |
| orbits | Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point ⓘ |
| orbitType | halo orbit ⓘ |
| power | approximately 1500 watts ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
monitor space weather
ⓘ
study the Sun’s atmosphere ⓘ study the Sun’s interior ⓘ study the solar wind ⓘ |
| program | International Solar–Terrestrial Physics Program ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyCollaboration | NASA–ESA joint mission ⓘ |
| studies |
coronal mass ejections
ⓘ
solar corona ⓘ solar flares ⓘ solar interior ⓘ solar wind ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SOHO Description of subject: SOHO is a NASA and ESA space observatory dedicated to studying the Sun’s interior, atmosphere, and solar wind, as well as monitoring space weather.
Referenced by (6)
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