Kepler Objects of Interest

E383847

Kepler mission data product astronomical object catalog entry exoplanet candidate transiting exoplanet candidate

Kepler Objects of Interest are candidate exoplanet signals identified by NASA’s Kepler space telescope that require further analysis to confirm whether they are true planets.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Kepler exoplanet catalog	2
Kepler DR24 KOI catalog	1
Kepler DR25 KOI catalog	1
Kepler Object of Interest catalog	1
Kepler Objects of Interest canonical	1
Kepler Objects of Interest catalog	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3729415 — 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: Kepler Objects of Interest
Context triple: [NASA Exoplanet Archive, contains, Kepler Objects of Interest]

A. Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA space telescope designed to discover exoplanets by monitoring the brightness of nearby stars for periodic dips caused by planetary transits.
B. Kepler Track
The Kepler Track is a renowned multi-day Great Walk in New Zealand, offering alpine and lakeside scenery in the Fiordland region of the South Island.
C. Kepler space telescope
The Kepler space telescope was a NASA space observatory designed to discover Earth-size exoplanets by continuously monitoring the brightness of over 150,000 stars.
D. Keppler
Keppler is a German surname most notably associated with Wilhelm Keppler, an industrialist and early economic adviser to Adolf Hitler.
E. Kepler
Kepler is a prominent lunar impact crater on the Moon’s near side, notable for its bright ray system and relatively young geological age.
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: Kepler Objects of Interest
Target entity description: Kepler Objects of Interest are candidate exoplanet signals identified by NASA’s Kepler space telescope that require further analysis to confirm whether they are true planets.

A. Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA space telescope designed to discover exoplanets by monitoring the brightness of nearby stars for periodic dips caused by planetary transits.
B. Kepler Track
The Kepler Track is a renowned multi-day Great Walk in New Zealand, offering alpine and lakeside scenery in the Fiordland region of the South Island.
C. Kepler space telescope
The Kepler space telescope was a NASA space observatory designed to discover Earth-size exoplanets by continuously monitoring the brightness of over 150,000 stars.
D. Keppler
Keppler is a German surname most notably associated with Wilhelm Keppler, an industrialist and early economic adviser to Adolf Hitler.
E. Kepler
Kepler is a prominent lunar impact crater on the Moon’s near side, notable for its bright ray system and relatively young geological age.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Kepler mission data product ⓘ astronomical object catalog entry ⓘ exoplanet candidate ⓘ transiting exoplanet candidate ⓘ
appliesTo	Kepler target stars ⓘ
basedOn	Kepler light curve analysis ⓘ
curatedBy	Kepler Science Office ⓘ linked to: Kepler Science Team NASA Exoplanet Science Institute ⓘ linked to: NASA Exoplanet Archive
describedAs	candidate exoplanet signals identified by the Kepler space telescope ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	confirmed Kepler planets ⓘ false positive signals such as eclipsing binaries ⓘ
documentedIn	Kepler Object of Interest catalog ⓘ linked to: Kepler Objects of Interest NASA Exoplanet Archive ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	KOI ⓘ
hasDataRelease	Kepler DR24 KOI catalog ⓘ linked to: Kepler Objects of Interest Kepler DR25 KOI catalog ⓘ linked to: Kepler Objects of Interest
hasProperty	KOI identifier number ⓘ equilibrium temperature estimate ⓘ orbital period estimate ⓘ planet radius estimate ⓘ stellar parameters of host star ⓘ transit depth ⓘ
hasStatus	unconfirmed exoplanet candidate ⓘ
hostStarsLocatedIn	Milky Way galaxy ⓘ linked to: Milky Way
identifiedBy	Kepler space telescope ⓘ NASA Kepler photometric observations ⓘ
identifiedUsing	transit method ⓘ
mayBeClassifiedAs	confirmed planet ⓘ false positive ⓘ planet candidate ⓘ
observedIn	Cygnus-Lyra field ⓘ
observes	periodic dips in stellar brightness ⓘ
partOf	Kepler exoplanet catalog ⓘ linked to: Kepler Objects of Interest NASA Kepler mission ⓘ linked to: Kepler space telescope
relatedTo	K2 Objects of Interest ⓘ Kepler confirmed planets ⓘ TESS Objects of Interest ⓘ linked to: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
requires	follow-up analysis for confirmation ⓘ
signalSourcesMayInclude	background eclipsing binaries ⓘ instrumental noise ⓘ stellar variability ⓘ
subjectTo	follow-up observations ⓘ statistical validation ⓘ vetting procedures ⓘ
timeFrame	primarily from 2009–2013 Kepler prime mission ⓘ
usedFor	estimating exoplanet occurrence rates ⓘ searching for Earth-size planets in the habitable zone ⓘ studying planetary system demographics ⓘ

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