Eta Ophiuchi
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Eta Ophiuchi, traditionally known as Sabik, is a bright binary star system in the constellation Ophiuchus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eta Ophiuchi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19932116 — 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: Eta Ophiuchi Context triple: [Sabik, BayerDesignation, Eta Ophiuchi]
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A.
Alpha Ophiuchi
Alpha Ophiuchi, traditionally known as Rasalhague, is the brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus and a rapidly rotating A-type subgiant located relatively close to Earth.
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B.
Beta Ophiuchi
Beta Ophiuchi is a bright giant star in the constellation Ophiuchus, visible to the naked eye and commonly used as a reference point in the night sky.
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C.
Epsilon Crucis
Epsilon Crucis is a bright star in the Southern Cross constellation, prominently featured on the Australian national flag.
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D.
Eta Sagittarii
Eta Sagittarii is a bright giant star in the constellation Sagittarius that forms part of the archer’s bow asterism.
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E.
Tau Canis Majoris
Tau Canis Majoris is a very luminous, massive blue-white multiple star system located in the constellation Canis Major and is one of the brightest members of the open cluster NGC 2362.
- 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: Eta Ophiuchi Target entity description: Eta Ophiuchi, traditionally known as Sabik, is a bright binary star system in the constellation Ophiuchus.
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A.
Alpha Ophiuchi
Alpha Ophiuchi, traditionally known as Rasalhague, is the brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus and a rapidly rotating A-type subgiant located relatively close to Earth.
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B.
Beta Ophiuchi
Beta Ophiuchi is a bright giant star in the constellation Ophiuchus, visible to the naked eye and commonly used as a reference point in the night sky.
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C.
Epsilon Crucis
Epsilon Crucis is a bright star in the Southern Cross constellation, prominently featured on the Australian national flag.
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D.
Eta Sagittarii
Eta Sagittarii is a bright giant star in the constellation Sagittarius that forms part of the archer’s bow asterism.
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E.
Tau Canis Majoris
Tau Canis Majoris is a very luminous, massive blue-white multiple star system located in the constellation Canis Major and is one of the brightest members of the open cluster NGC 2362.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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