constellation Hercules

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The constellation Hercules is a prominent northern-sky star pattern named after the mythological Greek hero, known for its keystone asterism and containing notable deep-sky objects such as the globular cluster M13.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
constellation Hercules canonical	2
Constellation Hercules	1
Hercules constellation region	1
Hercules constellation region of the sky	1
Hercules star pattern	1
Keystone of Hercules (nearby principal stars)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19974067 — 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: constellation Hercules
Context triple: [Hercules Dwarf Galaxy, namedAfter, constellation Hercules]

A. constellation Pegasus
Pegasus is a prominent northern-sky constellation named after the winged horse of Greek mythology, notable for its large asterism known as the Great Square of Pegasus.
B. constellation Hydra
The constellation Hydra is the largest and longest of the 88 modern constellations, representing a water serpent and stretching across a vast region of the southern sky.
C. constellation Centaurus
The constellation Centaurus is a prominent southern-sky constellation depicting a centaur and containing notable stars and deep-sky objects, including the nearby Alpha Centauri system.
D. constellation Dorado
Dorado is a southern sky constellation best known for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
E. constellation Draco
Constellation Draco is a large, winding star pattern in the northern sky that represents a dragon and is one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
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: constellation Hercules
Target entity description: The constellation Hercules is a prominent northern-sky star pattern named after the mythological Greek hero, known for its keystone asterism and containing notable deep-sky objects such as the globular cluster M13.

A. constellation Pegasus
Pegasus is a prominent northern-sky constellation named after the winged horse of Greek mythology, notable for its large asterism known as the Great Square of Pegasus.
B. constellation Hydra
The constellation Hydra is the largest and longest of the 88 modern constellations, representing a water serpent and stretching across a vast region of the southern sky.
C. constellation Centaurus
The constellation Centaurus is a prominent southern-sky constellation depicting a centaur and containing notable stars and deep-sky objects, including the nearby Alpha Centauri system.
D. constellation Dorado
Dorado is a southern sky constellation best known for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
E. constellation Draco
Constellation Draco is a large, winding star pattern in the northern sky that represents a dragon and is one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
F. None of above. chosen