JPL Small-Body Database
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The JPL Small-Body Database is an online NASA/JPL resource that provides detailed orbital and physical data for asteroids, comets, and other small bodies in the Solar System.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| JPL Small-Body Database canonical | 3 |
| JPL Solar System Dynamics group resources | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3839737 — 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: JPL Small-Body Database Context triple: [1036 Ganymed, isCataloguedIn, JPL Small-Body Database]
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A.
Minor Planet Center database
The Minor Planet Center database is the central international repository that collects, maintains, and disseminates observational and orbital data for asteroids, comets, and other small Solar System bodies.
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B.
ESA Planetary Science Archive
The ESA Planetary Science Archive is the European Space Agency’s central online repository for storing, managing, and providing access to scientific data from its planetary exploration missions.
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C.
Spacewatch
Spacewatch is an astronomical survey program at the University of Arizona that uses telescopes on Kitt Peak to discover and study minor planets, comets, and other small bodies in the Solar System.
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D.
UNDSS
UNDSS is the United Nations department responsible for providing leadership, operational support, and oversight of the UN’s security management system to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and operations worldwide.
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E.
ADS (Astrophysics Data System)
ADS (Astrophysics Data System) is a NASA-funded digital library and search platform that provides comprehensive access to scholarly literature in astronomy, astrophysics, and related physics disciplines.
- 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: JPL Small-Body Database Target entity description: The JPL Small-Body Database is an online NASA/JPL resource that provides detailed orbital and physical data for asteroids, comets, and other small bodies in the Solar System.
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A.
Minor Planet Center database
The Minor Planet Center database is the central international repository that collects, maintains, and disseminates observational and orbital data for asteroids, comets, and other small Solar System bodies.
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B.
ESA Planetary Science Archive
The ESA Planetary Science Archive is the European Space Agency’s central online repository for storing, managing, and providing access to scientific data from its planetary exploration missions.
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C.
Spacewatch
Spacewatch is an astronomical survey program at the University of Arizona that uses telescopes on Kitt Peak to discover and study minor planets, comets, and other small bodies in the Solar System.
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D.
UNDSS
UNDSS is the United Nations department responsible for providing leadership, operational support, and oversight of the UN’s security management system to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and operations worldwide.
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E.
ADS (Astrophysics Data System)
ADS (Astrophysics Data System) is a NASA-funded digital library and search platform that provides comprehensive access to scholarly literature in astronomy, astrophysics, and related physics disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA web service
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astronomical database ⓘ online database ⓘ |
| accessibleVia |
API
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web interface ⓘ |
| computes |
MOID
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osculating orbital elements ⓘ proper orbital elements ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| covers |
asteroids
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comets ⓘ minor planets ⓘ near-Earth objects ⓘ trans-Neptunian objects ⓘ |
| dataSource |
astrometric observations
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observational astronomy data ⓘ radar observations ⓘ spacecraft observations ⓘ |
| domain | small Solar System bodies ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ |
| hasUserInterfaceFeature |
custom ephemeris generation
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orbit diagrams ⓘ search by designation ⓘ search by name ⓘ |
| includes |
alternate designations
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object discovery circumstances ⓘ orbit solution epoch ⓘ orbit uncertainty parameters ⓘ reference codes for observations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
JPL Solar System Dynamics group resources
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linked to:
JPL Small-Body Database
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| provides |
absolute magnitudes
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albedo data ⓘ close-approach data ⓘ ephemerides ⓘ orbit classification ⓘ orbital elements ⓘ physical parameters ⓘ size estimates ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
JPL HORIZONS system
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Minor Planet Center ⓘ
linked to:
Minor Planet Center database
|
| usedFor |
astronomy education
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mission planning ⓘ planetary defense analysis ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: JPL Small-Body Database Description of subject: The JPL Small-Body Database is an online NASA/JPL resource that provides detailed orbital and physical data for asteroids, comets, and other small bodies in the Solar System.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
asteroid 1036 Ganymed
linked to: JPL Small-Body Database
subject linked to:
asteroid 1943 Anteros
subject linked to:
asteroid 1862 Apollo