Beta Ophiuchi
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Beta Ophiuchi is a bright giant star in the constellation Ophiuchus, visible to the naked eye and commonly used as a reference point in the night sky.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beta Ophiuchi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19205995 — 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: Beta Ophiuchi Context triple: [IC 4665, liesNear, Beta Ophiuchi]
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A.
Alpha Ophiuchi
Alpha Ophiuchi, traditionally known as Rasalhague, is the brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus and a rapidly rotating A-type subgiant located relatively close to Earth.
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B.
Beta Tucanae
Beta Tucanae is a multiple star system in the southern constellation Tucana, visible to the naked eye and notable for its bright, closely spaced stellar components.
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C.
Beta Capricorni
Beta Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye and often used as a reference point in the southern sky.
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D.
Beta Piscis Austrini
Beta Piscis Austrini is a relatively bright star in the southern constellation Piscis Austrinus, notable as one of its principal stellar members.
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E.
Beta Geminorum
Beta Geminorum, also known as Pollux, is the brightest star in the constellation Gemini and an orange giant located relatively close to Earth.
- 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: Beta Ophiuchi Target entity description: Beta Ophiuchi is a bright giant star in the constellation Ophiuchus, visible to the naked eye and commonly used as a reference point in the night sky.
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A.
Alpha Ophiuchi
Alpha Ophiuchi, traditionally known as Rasalhague, is the brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus and a rapidly rotating A-type subgiant located relatively close to Earth.
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B.
Beta Tucanae
Beta Tucanae is a multiple star system in the southern constellation Tucana, visible to the naked eye and notable for its bright, closely spaced stellar components.
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C.
Beta Capricorni
Beta Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye and often used as a reference point in the southern sky.
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D.
Beta Piscis Austrini
Beta Piscis Austrini is a relatively bright star in the southern constellation Piscis Austrinus, notable as one of its principal stellar members.
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E.
Beta Geminorum
Beta Geminorum, also known as Pollux, is the brightest star in the constellation Gemini and an orange giant located relatively close to Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.