Beta Hydrae
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Beta Hydrae is a relatively bright star in the southern constellation Hydra, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in the serpent-shaped star pattern.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beta Hydrae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20778143 — 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: Beta Hydrae Context triple: [Hydra, containsStar, Beta Hydrae]
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A.
Gamma Hydrae
Gamma Hydrae is a bright yellow giant star in the constellation Hydra, visible to the naked eye and notable as one of the constellation’s prominent members.
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B.
Alpha Hydrae
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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C.
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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D.
Beta Andromedae
Beta Andromedae, also known as Mirach, is a prominent red giant star in the constellation Andromeda often used as a reference point for locating nearby deep-sky objects.
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E.
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.
- 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: Beta Hydrae Target entity description: Beta Hydrae is a relatively bright star in the southern constellation Hydra, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in the serpent-shaped star pattern.
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A.
Gamma Hydrae
Gamma Hydrae is a bright yellow giant star in the constellation Hydra, visible to the naked eye and notable as one of the constellation’s prominent members.
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B.
Alpha Hydrae
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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C.
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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D.
Beta Andromedae
Beta Andromedae, also known as Mirach, is a prominent red giant star in the constellation Andromeda often used as a reference point for locating nearby deep-sky objects.
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E.
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.
- 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 Hydra