HR 2294
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HR 2294, also known as Mirzam or Beta Canis Majoris, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of the prominent stars near Sirius in the night sky.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HR 2294 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20612601 — 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: HR 2294 Context triple: [Mirzam, HRNumber, HR 2294]
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A.
HR 3429
HR 3429 is a star in the constellation Cancer, commonly known by its traditional name Asellus Australis.
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B.
HR 2491
HR 2491 is the Harvard Revised (Bright Star Catalogue) designation for Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky located in the constellation Canis Major.
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C.
HR 204
HR 204 is a relatively nearby Sun-like star in the constellation Tucana, known in stellar catalogs under multiple designations including HD 4308.
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D.
HR 3569
HR 3569 is a white A-type main-sequence star in the constellation Cancer, better known by its traditional name Acubens.
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E.
HR 1209
HR 1209 is a catalog designation for the bright B-type Be star HD 24534, located in the constellation Perseus and known for its circumstellar gas disk and emission lines.
- 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: HR 2294 Target entity description: HR 2294, also known as Mirzam or Beta Canis Majoris, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of the prominent stars near Sirius in the night sky.
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A.
HR 3429
HR 3429 is a star in the constellation Cancer, commonly known by its traditional name Asellus Australis.
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B.
HR 2491
HR 2491 is the Harvard Revised (Bright Star Catalogue) designation for Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky located in the constellation Canis Major.
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C.
HR 204
HR 204 is a relatively nearby Sun-like star in the constellation Tucana, known in stellar catalogs under multiple designations including HD 4308.
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D.
HR 3569
HR 3569 is a white A-type main-sequence star in the constellation Cancer, better known by its traditional name Acubens.
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E.
HR 1209
HR 1209 is a catalog designation for the bright B-type Be star HD 24534, located in the constellation Perseus and known for its circumstellar gas disk and emission lines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.