Kappa Cygni
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Kappa Cygni is a relatively bright star in the northern constellation Cygnus, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in the swan-shaped star pattern.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FK5 263 | 1 |
| Kappa Cygni canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16692508 — 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: Kappa Cygni Context triple: [Cygnus, containsStar, Kappa Cygni]
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A.
Kappa Tucanae
Kappa Tucanae is a star system located in the southern constellation Tucana.
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B.
Kappa Orionis
Kappa Orionis, traditionally known as Saiph, is a bright blue supergiant star marking one of the knees of the constellation Orion.
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C.
Epsilon Cygni
Epsilon Cygni is an orange giant star in the constellation Cygnus, visible to the naked eye and commonly known by the traditional name Gienah.
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D.
Eta Cygni
Eta Cygni is an orange giant star in the constellation Cygnus, visible to the naked eye and located relatively close to the Sun on a galactic scale.
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E.
Gamma Muscae
Gamma Muscae is a bright B-type giant star in the southern constellation Musca, visible to the naked eye and notable as one of the constellation’s primary stellar members.
- 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: Kappa Cygni Target entity description: Kappa Cygni is a relatively bright star in the northern constellation Cygnus, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in the swan-shaped star pattern.
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A.
Kappa Tucanae
Kappa Tucanae is a star system located in the southern constellation Tucana.
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B.
Kappa Orionis
Kappa Orionis, traditionally known as Saiph, is a bright blue supergiant star marking one of the knees of the constellation Orion.
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C.
Epsilon Cygni
Epsilon Cygni is an orange giant star in the constellation Cygnus, visible to the naked eye and commonly known by the traditional name Gienah.
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D.
Eta Cygni
Eta Cygni is an orange giant star in the constellation Cygnus, visible to the naked eye and located relatively close to the Sun on a galactic scale.
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E.
Gamma Muscae
Gamma Muscae is a bright B-type giant star in the southern constellation Musca, visible to the naked eye and notable as one of the constellation’s primary stellar members.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
constellation Cygnus
linked to: Kappa Cygni