Barnard's Star b
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Barnard's Star b is a likely cold super-Earth exoplanet orbiting the nearby red dwarf Barnard's Star, making it one of the closest known exoplanets to our Solar System.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barnard's Star b canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18298972 — 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: Barnard's Star b Context triple: [Barnard's Star, hasExoplanet, Barnard's Star b]
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A.
Barnard's Star
Barnard's Star is a nearby red dwarf star in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its proximity to Earth and its high proper motion, making it a prime candidate for interstellar mission concepts.
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B.
Barnard 1
Barnard 1 is a dense, star-forming dark cloud within the Perseus molecular cloud complex, known as a site of low-mass stellar and protostellar formation.
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C.
Beta Eridani
Beta Eridani, traditionally known as Cursa, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Eridanus visible to the naked eye.
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D.
Beta Centauri
Beta Centauri is a bright blue-white multiple star system and one of the most luminous and prominent stars in the southern sky.
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E.
Aldebaran B
Aldebaran B is a suspected low-mass stellar or substellar companion in the Aldebaran star system, inferred from subtle gravitational effects on the primary star.
- 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: Barnard's Star b Target entity description: Barnard's Star b is a likely cold super-Earth exoplanet orbiting the nearby red dwarf Barnard's Star, making it one of the closest known exoplanets to our Solar System.
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A.
Barnard's Star
Barnard's Star is a nearby red dwarf star in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its proximity to Earth and its high proper motion, making it a prime candidate for interstellar mission concepts.
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B.
Barnard 1
Barnard 1 is a dense, star-forming dark cloud within the Perseus molecular cloud complex, known as a site of low-mass stellar and protostellar formation.
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C.
Beta Eridani
Beta Eridani, traditionally known as Cursa, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Eridanus visible to the naked eye.
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D.
Beta Centauri
Beta Centauri is a bright blue-white multiple star system and one of the most luminous and prominent stars in the southern sky.
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E.
Aldebaran B
Aldebaran B is a suspected low-mass stellar or substellar companion in the Aldebaran star system, inferred from subtle gravitational effects on the primary star.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.