Schedar
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UNEXPLORED
Schedar is a bright, orange giant star that serves as one of the principal stars marking the distinctive "W"-shaped constellation Cassiopeia in the northern sky.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schedar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18552117 — 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: Schedar Context triple: [Cassiopeia, containsStar, Schedar]
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A.
Phecda
Phecda is a prominent main-sequence star that forms part of the Big Dipper asterism in the constellation Ursa Major.
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B.
Canopus
Canopus was an ancient Egyptian coastal city near modern-day Alexandria, known as a major religious center and sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis.
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C.
Canopus
Canopus is the second-brightest star in the night sky, a luminous F-type supergiant prominently visible in the southern hemisphere.
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D.
Arneb
Arneb is a luminous white supergiant star in the constellation Lepus, notable for its high brightness and advanced evolutionary stage.
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E.
Merak
Merak is a major port town in western Java, Indonesia, serving as a key ferry gateway between Java and Sumatra.
- 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: Schedar Target entity description: Schedar is a bright, orange giant star that serves as one of the principal stars marking the distinctive "W"-shaped constellation Cassiopeia in the northern sky.
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A.
Phecda
Phecda is a prominent main-sequence star that forms part of the Big Dipper asterism in the constellation Ursa Major.
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B.
Canopus
Canopus was an ancient Egyptian coastal city near modern-day Alexandria, known as a major religious center and sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis.
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C.
Canopus
Canopus is the second-brightest star in the night sky, a luminous F-type supergiant prominently visible in the southern hemisphere.
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D.
Arneb
Arneb is a luminous white supergiant star in the constellation Lepus, notable for its high brightness and advanced evolutionary stage.
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E.
Merak
Merak is a major port town in western Java, Indonesia, serving as a key ferry gateway between Java and Sumatra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.