Alpha Scorpii
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Alpha Scorpii is a bright red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius, notable as one of the most luminous and prominent stars in the night sky.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| α Scorpii | 2 |
| Alpha Scorpii canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19686107 — 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 Scorpii Context triple: [Antares, otherName, Alpha Scorpii]
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A.
Alpha Serpentis
Alpha Serpentis is the brightest star in the head of the constellation Serpens, visible as an orange giant in the night sky.
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B.
Alpha Capricorni
Alpha Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye as a single star but actually composed of two widely separated components.
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C.
Alpha Doradus
Alpha Doradus is a bright blue-white binary star system in the southern constellation Dorado, notable as its most luminous member.
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D.
Delta Capricorni
Delta Capricorni is a multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, notable as its most luminous star and commonly known by the traditional name Deneb Algedi.
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E.
Psi Lupi
Psi Lupi is a star in the southern constellation Lupus, visible to the naked eye and designated by the Bayer system.
- 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 Scorpii Target entity description: Alpha Scorpii is a bright red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius, notable as one of the most luminous and prominent stars in the night sky.
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A.
Alpha Serpentis
Alpha Serpentis is the brightest star in the head of the constellation Serpens, visible as an orange giant in the night sky.
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B.
Alpha Capricorni
Alpha Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye as a single star but actually composed of two widely separated components.
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C.
Alpha Doradus
Alpha Doradus is a bright blue-white binary star system in the southern constellation Dorado, notable as its most luminous member.
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D.
Delta Capricorni
Delta Capricorni is a multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, notable as its most luminous star and commonly known by the traditional name Deneb Algedi.
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E.
Psi Lupi
Psi Lupi is a star in the southern constellation Lupus, visible to the naked eye and designated by the Bayer system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.