Scott S. Sheppard
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Scott S. Sheppard is an American astronomer known for discovering numerous small moons of the outer planets and distant objects in the Solar System.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scott S. Sheppard canonical | 25 |
| David C. Jewitt | 1 |
| Scott S. Sheppard et al. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3098390 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott S. Sheppard Context triple: [Taygete, discoveredBy, Scott S. Sheppard]
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A.
Chad Trujillo
Chad Trujillo is an American astronomer known for his role in the discovery of distant trans-Neptunian objects, including the dwarf planet Eris.
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B.
Michael E. Brown
Michael E. Brown is an American astronomer known for his discoveries of distant trans-Neptunian objects that reshaped the definition of planets in our solar system.
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C.
Greg Laughlin
Greg Laughlin is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from Texas in the 1990s, notably switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party during his tenure.
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D.
Steven Weisberg
Steven Weisberg was an American film editor known for his work on major studio features including Alfonso Cuarón’s films such as A Little Princess and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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E.
David Vonderhaar
David Vonderhaar is a video game designer best known as a leading multiplayer and design director on the Call of Duty: Black Ops series.
- 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: Scott S. Sheppard Target entity description: Scott S. Sheppard is an American astronomer known for discovering numerous small moons of the outer planets and distant objects in the Solar System.
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A.
Chad Trujillo
Chad Trujillo is an American astronomer known for his role in the discovery of distant trans-Neptunian objects, including the dwarf planet Eris.
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B.
Michael E. Brown
Michael E. Brown is an American astronomer known for his discoveries of distant trans-Neptunian objects that reshaped the definition of planets in our solar system.
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C.
Greg Laughlin
Greg Laughlin is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from Texas in the 1990s, notably switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party during his tenure.
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D.
Steven Weisberg
Steven Weisberg was an American film editor known for his work on major studio features including Alfonso Cuarón’s films such as A Little Princess and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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E.
David Vonderhaar
David Vonderhaar is a video game designer best known as a leading multiplayer and design director on the Call of Duty: Black Ops series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Washington, D.C. area
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linked to:
Washington metropolitan area
|
| birthPlace | United States of America ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | scientific papers on outer Solar System dynamics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oberlin College
ⓘ
University of Arizona ⓘ |
| employer |
Carnegie Institution for Science
ⓘ
linked to:
Carnegie Institution of Washington
|
| fieldOfWork |
Kuiper belt objects
ⓘ
linked to:
Kuiper Belt objects
irregular satellites ⓘ observational astronomy ⓘ outer Solar System ⓘ planetary astronomy ⓘ trans-Neptunian objects ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor |
David Jewitt
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linked to:
David C. Jewitt
|
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in astronomy ⓘ |
| hasDiscovered |
Centaurs
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Jovian moons ⓘ Neptunian moons ⓘ Saturnian moons ⓘ Uranian moons ⓘ near-Earth objects ⓘ trans-Neptunian objects ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovering distant objects in the Solar System
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discovering numerous small moons of the outer planets ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Astronomical Society ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | participation in surveys for distant Solar System bodies ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of large ground-based telescopes for deep Solar System surveys ⓘ |
| notableWork |
discovery of distant trans-Neptunian objects
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discovery of extreme trans-Neptunian objects ⓘ discovery of objects in the inner Oort cloud ⓘ discovery of small moons of Jupiter ⓘ discovery of small moons of Neptune ⓘ discovery of small moons of Saturn ⓘ discovery of small moons of Uranus ⓘ |
| occupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
dynamics of small bodies
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formation and evolution of the Solar System ⓘ search for distant planets in the Solar System ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
Blanco 4-meter telescope at CTIO
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linked to:
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
Magellan Telescopes ⓘ Subaru Telescope ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
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linked to:
Carnegie Institution of Washington
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Subject: Scott S. Sheppard Description of subject: Scott S. Sheppard is an American astronomer known for discovering numerous small moons of the outer planets and distant objects in the Solar System.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jovian moon Taygete
subject linked to:
Jovian moon Taygete
linked to: Scott S. Sheppard
linked to: Scott S. Sheppard
subject linked to:
dwarf planet Gonggong (candidate)