Alpha Pegasi
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Alpha Pegasi, traditionally named Markab, is a bright blue-white giant star that forms one corner of the prominent Great Square asterism in the constellation Pegasus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alpha Pegasi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20161340 — 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: Alpha Pegasi Context triple: [Markab, isAlsoKnownAs, Alpha Pegasi]
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A.
Beta Pegasi
Beta Pegasi, traditionally named Scheat, is a bright red giant star in the constellation Pegasus and one of the four stars forming the prominent asterism known as the Great Square of Pegasus.
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B.
Alpha Pavonis
Alpha Pavonis is the brightest star in the southern constellation Pavo, notable as a hot, massive blue-white star visible to the naked eye.
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C.
Alpha Telescopii
Alpha Telescopii is a blue-white giant star that serves as the primary luminary of the southern constellation Telescopium.
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D.
Alpha Geminorum
Alpha Geminorum, also known as Castor, is one of the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini and is actually a complex multiple-star system.
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E.
Gamma Pavonis
Gamma Pavonis is a nearby Sun-like star in the southern constellation Pavo, often studied as a potential analog to our solar system’s host star.
- 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: Alpha Pegasi Target entity description: Alpha Pegasi, traditionally named Markab, is a bright blue-white giant star that forms one corner of the prominent Great Square asterism in the constellation Pegasus.
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A.
Beta Pegasi
Beta Pegasi, traditionally named Scheat, is a bright red giant star in the constellation Pegasus and one of the four stars forming the prominent asterism known as the Great Square of Pegasus.
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B.
Alpha Pavonis
Alpha Pavonis is the brightest star in the southern constellation Pavo, notable as a hot, massive blue-white star visible to the naked eye.
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C.
Alpha Telescopii
Alpha Telescopii is a blue-white giant star that serves as the primary luminary of the southern constellation Telescopium.
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D.
Alpha Geminorum
Alpha Geminorum, also known as Castor, is one of the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini and is actually a complex multiple-star system.
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E.
Gamma Pavonis
Gamma Pavonis is a nearby Sun-like star in the southern constellation Pavo, often studied as a potential analog to our solar system’s host star.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
constellation Pegasus