Algenib
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Algenib is a bright blue-white star that forms one corner of the Great Square of Pegasus in the constellation Pegasus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Algenib canonical | 2 |
| Algenib (historical name) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20161341 — 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: Algenib Context triple: [Pegasus, containsStar, Algenib]
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A.
Arneb
Arneb is a luminous white supergiant star in the constellation Lepus, notable for its high brightness and advanced evolutionary stage.
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B.
Alnilam
Alnilam is a bright blue supergiant star that forms the central and most luminous point of Orion’s Belt in the constellation Orion.
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C.
Canopus
Canopus was an ancient Egyptian coastal city near modern-day Alexandria, known as a major religious center and sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis.
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D.
Canopus
Canopus is the second-brightest star in the night sky, a luminous F-type supergiant prominently visible in the southern hemisphere.
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E.
Denebola
Denebola is a bright white main-sequence star in the constellation Leo, notable as one of its primary corner stars and for possessing a surrounding debris disk.
- 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: Algenib Target entity description: Algenib is a bright blue-white star that forms one corner of the Great Square of Pegasus in the constellation Pegasus.
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A.
Arneb
Arneb is a luminous white supergiant star in the constellation Lepus, notable for its high brightness and advanced evolutionary stage.
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B.
Alnilam
Alnilam is a bright blue supergiant star that forms the central and most luminous point of Orion’s Belt in the constellation Orion.
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C.
Canopus
Canopus was an ancient Egyptian coastal city near modern-day Alexandria, known as a major religious center and sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis.
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D.
Canopus
Canopus is the second-brightest star in the night sky, a luminous F-type supergiant prominently visible in the southern hemisphere.
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E.
Denebola
Denebola is a bright white main-sequence star in the constellation Leo, notable as one of its primary corner stars and for possessing a surrounding debris disk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.