Alpha Hydrae
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Alpha Hydrae, traditionally known as Alphard, is the brightest star in the constellation Hydra and an orange giant visible to the naked eye.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alpha Hydrae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20778139 — 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 Hydrae Context triple: [Alphard, BayerDesignation, Alpha Hydrae]
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A.
Gamma Hydri
Gamma Hydri is a red giant star in the southern constellation Hydrus, visible to the naked eye and notable as one of its brighter members.
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B.
Theta Indi
Theta Indi is a star located in the southern constellation Indus.
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C.
Alpha Andromedae
Alpha Andromedae is a prominent binary star system in the constellation Andromeda, visible to the naked eye and historically used as a reference point in the autumn sky of the Northern Hemisphere.
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D.
Beta Hydri
Beta Hydri is a nearby yellow subgiant star in the southern constellation Hydrus, notable as one of the closest and brightest Sun-like stars visible from Earth.
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E.
Alpha Persei
Alpha Persei is the brightest star in the constellation Perseus, a luminous F-type supergiant visible to the naked eye.
- 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 Hydrae Target entity description: Alpha Hydrae, traditionally known as Alphard, is the brightest star in the constellation Hydra and an orange giant visible to the naked eye.
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A.
Gamma Hydri
Gamma Hydri is a red giant star in the southern constellation Hydrus, visible to the naked eye and notable as one of its brighter members.
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B.
Theta Indi
Theta Indi is a star located in the southern constellation Indus.
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C.
Alpha Andromedae
Alpha Andromedae is a prominent binary star system in the constellation Andromeda, visible to the naked eye and historically used as a reference point in the autumn sky of the Northern Hemisphere.
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D.
Beta Hydri
Beta Hydri is a nearby yellow subgiant star in the southern constellation Hydrus, notable as one of the closest and brightest Sun-like stars visible from Earth.
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E.
Alpha Persei
Alpha Persei is the brightest star in the constellation Perseus, a luminous F-type supergiant visible to the naked eye.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
constellation Hydra