star Arundhati (Alcor)
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Star Arundhati (Alcor) is a faint companion star in the Big Dipper’s handle, traditionally paired with Mizar and revered in Indian culture as a symbol of marital fidelity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| star Arundhati (Alcor) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19480126 — 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: star Arundhati (Alcor) Context triple: [Vashistha, associatedWith, star Arundhati (Alcor)]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Alpha Geminorum
Alpha Geminorum, also known as Castor, is one of the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini and is actually a complex multiple-star system.
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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.
Alpha Doradus
Alpha Doradus is a bright blue-white binary star system in the southern constellation Dorado, notable as its most luminous member.
- 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: star Arundhati (Alcor) Target entity description: Star Arundhati (Alcor) is a faint companion star in the Big Dipper’s handle, traditionally paired with Mizar and revered in Indian culture as a symbol of marital fidelity.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Alpha Geminorum
Alpha Geminorum, also known as Castor, is one of the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini and is actually a complex multiple-star system.
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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.
Alpha Doradus
Alpha Doradus is a bright blue-white binary star system in the southern constellation Dorado, notable as its most luminous member.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.