Beta Andromedae
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Beta Andromedae, also known as Mirach, is a prominent red giant star in the constellation Andromeda often used as a reference point for locating nearby deep-sky objects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beta Andromedae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19685824 — 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 Andromedae Context triple: [Andromeda, secondBrightestStar, Beta Andromedae]
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A.
Alpha Andromedae
Alpha Andromedae is a prominent binary star system in the constellation Andromeda, visible to the naked eye and historically used as a reference point in the autumn sky of the Northern Hemisphere.
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B.
Beta Eridani
Beta Eridani, traditionally known as Cursa, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Eridanus visible to the naked eye.
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C.
Beta Horologii
Beta Horologii is a relatively bright star in the southern constellation Horologium, visible to the naked eye from southern latitudes.
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D.
Theta Eridani
Theta Eridani is a bright binary star system in the constellation Eridanus, visible to the naked eye and often used as a reference point in the southern sky.
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E.
Beta Hydri
Beta Hydri is a nearby yellow subgiant star in the southern constellation Hydrus, notable as one of the closest and brightest Sun-like stars visible from 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 Andromedae Target entity description: Beta Andromedae, also known as Mirach, is a prominent red giant star in the constellation Andromeda often used as a reference point for locating nearby deep-sky objects.
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A.
Alpha Andromedae
Alpha Andromedae is a prominent binary star system in the constellation Andromeda, visible to the naked eye and historically used as a reference point in the autumn sky of the Northern Hemisphere.
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B.
Beta Eridani
Beta Eridani, traditionally known as Cursa, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Eridanus visible to the naked eye.
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C.
Beta Horologii
Beta Horologii is a relatively bright star in the southern constellation Horologium, visible to the naked eye from southern latitudes.
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D.
Theta Eridani
Theta Eridani is a bright binary star system in the constellation Eridanus, visible to the naked eye and often used as a reference point in the southern sky.
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E.
Beta Hydri
Beta Hydri is a nearby yellow subgiant star in the southern constellation Hydrus, notable as one of the closest and brightest Sun-like stars visible from Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
constellation Andromeda