R Coronae Borealis
E1280292
UNEXPLORED
R Coronae Borealis is a rare type of hydrogen-deficient, carbon-rich supergiant star famous for its unpredictable, dramatic fades in brightness caused by dust formation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| R Coronae Borealis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17653993 — 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: R Coronae Borealis Context triple: [Corona Borealis, notableVariableStar, R Coronae Borealis]
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A.
V Coronae Australis
V Coronae Australis is a variable star located in the southern constellation Corona Australis.
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B.
P Cygni
P Cygni is a luminous blue variable star and one of the most famous eruptive massive stars in the constellation Cygnus, known for its strong stellar winds and characteristic spectral line profile.
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C.
R Scuti
R Scuti is a luminous, pulsating yellow supergiant star in the constellation Scutum, known as one of the brightest and most studied RV Tauri variable stars.
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D.
TY Coronae Australis
TY Coronae Australis is a young variable star in the Corona Australis constellation, associated with a nearby star-forming region and circumstellar material.
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E.
R Coronae Australis
R Coronae Australis is a young variable star embedded in the Corona Australis star-forming region, notable for its irregular brightness changes and association with reflection nebulosity.
- 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: R Coronae Borealis Target entity description: R Coronae Borealis is a rare type of hydrogen-deficient, carbon-rich supergiant star famous for its unpredictable, dramatic fades in brightness caused by dust formation.
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A.
V Coronae Australis
V Coronae Australis is a variable star located in the southern constellation Corona Australis.
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B.
P Cygni
P Cygni is a luminous blue variable star and one of the most famous eruptive massive stars in the constellation Cygnus, known for its strong stellar winds and characteristic spectral line profile.
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C.
R Scuti
R Scuti is a luminous, pulsating yellow supergiant star in the constellation Scutum, known as one of the brightest and most studied RV Tauri variable stars.
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D.
TY Coronae Australis
TY Coronae Australis is a young variable star in the Corona Australis constellation, associated with a nearby star-forming region and circumstellar material.
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E.
R Coronae Australis
R Coronae Australis is a young variable star embedded in the Corona Australis star-forming region, notable for its irregular brightness changes and association with reflection nebulosity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.