Mizar
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Mizar is a prominent multiple star system in the handle of the Big Dipper asterism in Ursa Major, historically notable as one of the first binary stars to be resolved telescopically.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mizar canonical | 2 |
| Mizar–Alcor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18442619 — 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: Mizar Context triple: [Ursa Major, containsBrightStar, Mizar]
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A.
Albireo
Albireo is a famous double star in the constellation Cygnus, renowned for its striking contrast of golden and blue components when viewed through a telescope.
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B.
Mirfak
Mirfak is the brightest star in the constellation Perseus, a luminous supergiant visible to the naked eye in the northern sky.
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C.
Merak
Merak is a major port town in western Java, Indonesia, serving as a key ferry gateway between Java and Sumatra.
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D.
Deneb Algedi
Deneb Algedi is a luminous star in the constellation Capricornus, notable as its most prominent and easily identifiable stellar member.
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E.
Denebola
Denebola is a bright white main-sequence star in the constellation Leo, notable as one of its primary corner stars and for possessing a surrounding debris disk.
- 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: Mizar Target entity description: Mizar is a prominent multiple star system in the handle of the Big Dipper asterism in Ursa Major, historically notable as one of the first binary stars to be resolved telescopically.
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A.
Albireo
Albireo is a famous double star in the constellation Cygnus, renowned for its striking contrast of golden and blue components when viewed through a telescope.
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B.
Mirfak
Mirfak is the brightest star in the constellation Perseus, a luminous supergiant visible to the naked eye in the northern sky.
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C.
Merak
Merak is a major port town in western Java, Indonesia, serving as a key ferry gateway between Java and Sumatra.
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D.
Deneb Algedi
Deneb Algedi is a luminous star in the constellation Capricornus, notable as its most prominent and easily identifiable stellar member.
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E.
Denebola
Denebola is a bright white main-sequence star in the constellation Leo, notable as one of its primary corner stars and for possessing a surrounding debris disk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mizar