planet Altair IV
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Planet Altair IV is the remote, technologically mysterious world that serves as the primary setting of the classic 1956 science fiction film "Forbidden Planet."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| planet Altair IV canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6135489 — 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: planet Altair IV Context triple: [Forbidden Planet, setInLocation, planet Altair IV]
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A.
The Inhabited Planet
"The Inhabited Planet" is a science fiction short story featured in Arthur C. Clarke’s humorous bar-story collection *Tales from the White Hart*.
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B.
Neptune VI
Neptune VI, officially named Galatea, is a small inner moon of Neptune that helps maintain the structure of the planet’s Adams ring.
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C.
The Mysterious Planet
The Mysterious Planet is a science fiction novel by Lester del Rey, known for blending adventure with speculative scientific ideas in a mysterious extraterrestrial setting.
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D.
Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
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E.
Pebble in the Sky
Pebble in the Sky is Isaac Asimov’s first published novel, a science fiction story set in his Galactic Empire universe that explores themes of prejudice, time displacement, and a future Earth’s struggle for survival.
- 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: planet Altair IV Target entity description: Planet Altair IV is the remote, technologically mysterious world that serves as the primary setting of the classic 1956 science fiction film "Forbidden Planet."
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A.
The Inhabited Planet
"The Inhabited Planet" is a science fiction short story featured in Arthur C. Clarke’s humorous bar-story collection *Tales from the White Hart*.
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B.
Neptune VI
Neptune VI, officially named Galatea, is a small inner moon of Neptune that helps maintain the structure of the planet’s Adams ring.
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C.
The Mysterious Planet
The Mysterious Planet is a science fiction novel by Lester del Rey, known for blending adventure with speculative scientific ideas in a mysterious extraterrestrial setting.
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D.
Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
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E.
Pebble in the Sky
Pebble in the Sky is Isaac Asimov’s first published novel, a science fiction story set in his Galactic Empire universe that explores themes of prejudice, time displacement, and a future Earth’s struggle for survival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional planet ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Forbidden Planet ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Forbidden Planet ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Allen Adler
ⓘ
Irving Block ⓘ |
| createdFor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| depictedInYear | 23rd century (approximate, in film canon) ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | activation of Krell machine overload ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | Forbidden Planet ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
1956 film Forbidden Planet
ⓘ
linked to:
Forbidden Planet
|
| firstAppearanceYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere | breathable to humans (in fiction) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | iconic setting in classic science fiction cinema ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | Earthlike surface conditions (in fiction) ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
confrontation with the monster from the Id
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destruction of the Krell civilization ⓘ self-destruction sequence of the planet ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
advanced alien power systems
ⓘ
garden and grounds around Morbius home ⓘ laboratory of Dr. Morbius ⓘ landing site for C-57D ⓘ residence of Dr. Morbius ⓘ vast subterranean complex ⓘ |
| hasFormerInhabitants | Krell ⓘ |
| hasGenreAssociation |
science fiction
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space opera ⓘ |
| hasHumanColony | United Planets expedition of Dr. Morbius ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later depictions of alien worlds in science fiction ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants | Krell (extinct species) ⓘ |
| hasNotableObject | Robby the Robot (as technology built on the planet) ⓘ |
| hasTechnology |
Krell great machine
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linked to:
Krell underground complex
Krell underground machine ⓘ
linked to:
Krell underground complex
|
| hasThreat | invisible monster from the Id ⓘ |
| inspired | later Star Trek planetary settings (in critical commentary) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalSystem |
Altair system
ⓘ
linked to:
Altair IV
|
| medium | film ⓘ |
| orbitsFictionalStar | Altair ⓘ |
| primarySettingOf | Forbidden Planet ⓘ |
| universe |
Forbidden Planet universe
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linked to:
Forbidden Planet
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| visitedBy | United Planets starship C-57D ⓘ |
| visitedByCharacter |
Altaira Morbius
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Commander John J. Adams ⓘ Dr. Edward Morbius ⓘ Lieutenant Jerry Farman ⓘ |
| visitedByOrganization | United Planets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: planet Altair IV Description of subject: Planet Altair IV is the remote, technologically mysterious world that serves as the primary setting of the classic 1956 science fiction film "Forbidden Planet."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.