β CMa
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β CMa, traditionally known as Mirzam, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of the prominent stars near Sirius.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| β CMa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20612581 — 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: β CMa Context triple: [Mirzam, alsoKnownAs, β CMa]
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A.
Beta Scuti
Beta Scuti is a prominent giant star in the constellation Scutum, notable as one of its brightest members.
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B.
Beta Cephei
Beta Cephei is a class of hot, massive B-type pulsating variable stars whose brightness variations are driven by pressure and gravity mode oscillations.
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C.
Beta Coronae Borealis
Beta Coronae Borealis is a bright binary star system in the constellation Corona Borealis, known for its chemically peculiar primary component.
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D.
Beta Gruis
Beta Gruis is a bright red giant star in the southern constellation Grus, visible to the naked eye and notable as one of its most luminous members.
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E.
β Herculis
β Herculis is a bright binary star system in the constellation Hercules, commonly known by its traditional name Kornephoros.
- 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: β CMa Target entity description: β CMa, traditionally known as Mirzam, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of the prominent stars near Sirius.
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A.
Beta Scuti
Beta Scuti is a prominent giant star in the constellation Scutum, notable as one of its brightest members.
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B.
Beta Cephei
Beta Cephei is a class of hot, massive B-type pulsating variable stars whose brightness variations are driven by pressure and gravity mode oscillations.
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C.
Beta Coronae Borealis
Beta Coronae Borealis is a bright binary star system in the constellation Corona Borealis, known for its chemically peculiar primary component.
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D.
Beta Gruis
Beta Gruis is a bright red giant star in the southern constellation Grus, visible to the naked eye and notable as one of its most luminous members.
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E.
β Herculis
β Herculis is a bright binary star system in the constellation Hercules, commonly known by its traditional name Kornephoros.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.