HR 6556
E1402531
UNEXPLORED
HR 6556 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Rasalhague, the luminous A-type giant that is the brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HR 6556 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19932160 — 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: HR 6556 Context triple: [Rasalhague, hasHRDesignation, HR 6556]
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A.
HR 6953
HR 6953 is a bright A-type main-sequence star in the southern constellation Corona Australis.
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B.
HR 6580
HR 6580 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Sargas, a prominent giant star in the constellation Scorpius.
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C.
HR 6815
HR 6815 is a bright B-type giant star in the constellation Sagittarius, better known by its Bayer designation Epsilon Sagittarii.
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D.
HR 6716
HR 6716 is a bright giant star in the constellation Sagittarius, better known by its Bayer designation Gamma Sagittarii.
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E.
HR 6746
HR 6746 is a catalogued star in the constellation of Sagittarius, listed in the Bright Star Catalogue.
- 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: HR 6556 Target entity description: HR 6556 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Rasalhague, the luminous A-type giant that is the brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus.
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A.
HR 6953
HR 6953 is a bright A-type main-sequence star in the southern constellation Corona Australis.
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B.
HR 6580
HR 6580 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Sargas, a prominent giant star in the constellation Scorpius.
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C.
HR 6815
HR 6815 is a bright B-type giant star in the constellation Sagittarius, better known by its Bayer designation Epsilon Sagittarii.
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D.
HR 6716
HR 6716 is a bright giant star in the constellation Sagittarius, better known by its Bayer designation Gamma Sagittarii.
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E.
HR 6746
HR 6746 is a catalogued star in the constellation of Sagittarius, listed in the Bright Star Catalogue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.