162173 Ryugu
E423752
Apollo-group asteroid
C-type asteroid
carbonaceous asteroid
near-Earth asteroid
potentially hazardous asteroid
small Solar System body
162173 Ryugu is a near-Earth carbonaceous asteroid studied up close and sampled by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft for insights into the early solar system and organic materials.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 162173 Ryugu canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4236674 — 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: 162173 Ryugu Context triple: [Hayabusa2, target, 162173 Ryugu]
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A.
Ginga
Ginga was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite that conducted important observations of cosmic X-ray sources in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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B.
25143 Itokawa
25143 Itokawa is a small, peanut-shaped near-Earth asteroid that became the first celestial body from which samples were returned to Earth by the Japanese Hayabusa mission.
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C.
Hōshō
Hōshō was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s pioneering aircraft carrier and the world’s first purpose-built carrier to enter service.
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D.
Yamagumo
Yamagumo was a Japanese Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was sunk during the Battle of Surigao Strait, part of the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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E.
Shimotsuki
Shimotsuki was a Japanese destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II before being sunk in late 1944.
- 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: 162173 Ryugu Target entity description: 162173 Ryugu is a near-Earth carbonaceous asteroid studied up close and sampled by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft for insights into the early solar system and organic materials.
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A.
Ginga
Ginga was a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite that conducted important observations of cosmic X-ray sources in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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B.
25143 Itokawa
25143 Itokawa is a small, peanut-shaped near-Earth asteroid that became the first celestial body from which samples were returned to Earth by the Japanese Hayabusa mission.
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C.
Hōshō
Hōshō was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s pioneering aircraft carrier and the world’s first purpose-built carrier to enter service.
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D.
Yamagumo
Yamagumo was a Japanese Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was sunk during the Battle of Surigao Strait, part of the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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E.
Shimotsuki
Shimotsuki was a Japanese destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II before being sunk in late 1944.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo-group asteroid
ⓘ
C-type asteroid ⓘ carbonaceous asteroid ⓘ near-Earth asteroid ⓘ potentially hazardous asteroid ⓘ small Solar System body ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| aphelionDistance | ~1.42 AU ⓘ |
| belongsTo | inner Solar System ⓘ |
| contains |
carbonaceous material
ⓘ
hydrated minerals ⓘ organic compounds ⓘ |
| discoverer | LINEAR ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1999-05-10 ⓘ |
| eccentricity | ~0.19 ⓘ |
| hasLander | MASCOT ⓘ |
| hasRegolith | yes ⓘ |
| hasRover |
MINERVA-II-1A
ⓘ
linked to:
MINERVA
MINERVA-II-1B ⓘ |
| impactExperimentTarget |
SCI (Small Carry-on Impactor)
ⓘ
linked to:
Small Carry-on Impactor
|
| inclination | ~5.9 degrees ⓘ |
| meanDiameter | ~0.9 km ⓘ |
| minimumOrbitIntersectionDistanceWithEarth | ~0.003 AU ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Dragon Palace
ⓘ
Ryūgū-jō ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first C-type asteroid with returned samples
ⓘ
high organic and volatile content in samples ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | ~1.3 years ⓘ |
| parentBodyType | primitive asteroid ⓘ |
| perihelionDistance | ~0.96 AU ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | 1999 JU3 ⓘ |
| rendezvousDate | 2018-06 ⓘ |
| riskToEarth | monitored but low ⓘ |
| rotationPeriod | ~7.63 hours ⓘ |
| sampleCollected | yes ⓘ |
| sampleLandingSite |
Woomera, Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Woomera, South Australia
|
| sampleReturnMission |
Hayabusa2
ⓘ
linked to:
Hayabusa2 spacecraft
|
| sampleReturnToEarthDate | 2020-12-06 ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
investigate organic matter
ⓘ
study early Solar System materials ⓘ study water-bearing minerals ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | ~1.19 AU ⓘ |
| shape | top-shaped ⓘ |
| spectralType | Cg-type ⓘ |
| surfaceGravity | very low ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Hayabusa2
ⓘ
linked to:
Hayabusa2 spacecraft
|
| visitedByAgency |
JAXA
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 162173 Ryugu Description of subject: 162173 Ryugu is a near-Earth carbonaceous asteroid studied up close and sampled by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft for insights into the early solar system and organic materials.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.