Alpha Centauri B
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Alpha Centauri B is an orange K-type main-sequence star in the Alpha Centauri star system, slightly smaller and cooler than the Sun and one of our closest stellar neighbors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alpha Centauri B canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18344093 — 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: Alpha Centauri B Context triple: [Alpha Centauri, hasComponent, Alpha Centauri B]
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A.
Alpha Centauri A
Alpha Centauri A is a Sun-like star in the Alpha Centauri system, one of the closest stellar neighbors to Earth and a frequent setting in science fiction.
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B.
Zeta Centauri
Zeta Centauri is a bright blue-white giant star in the southern constellation Centaurus, visible to the naked eye from much of the Southern Hemisphere.
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C.
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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D.
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to the Solar System, consisting of a triple-star arrangement that includes the Sun-like stars Alpha Centauri A and B and the red dwarf Proxima Centauri.
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E.
Beta Eridani
Beta Eridani, traditionally known as Cursa, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Eridanus visible to the naked eye.
- 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: Alpha Centauri B Target entity description: Alpha Centauri B is an orange K-type main-sequence star in the Alpha Centauri star system, slightly smaller and cooler than the Sun and one of our closest stellar neighbors.
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A.
Alpha Centauri A
Alpha Centauri A is a Sun-like star in the Alpha Centauri system, one of the closest stellar neighbors to Earth and a frequent setting in science fiction.
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B.
Zeta Centauri
Zeta Centauri is a bright blue-white giant star in the southern constellation Centaurus, visible to the naked eye from much of the Southern Hemisphere.
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C.
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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D.
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to the Solar System, consisting of a triple-star arrangement that includes the Sun-like stars Alpha Centauri A and B and the red dwarf Proxima Centauri.
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E.
Beta Eridani
Beta Eridani, traditionally known as Cursa, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Eridanus visible to the naked eye.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.