τ CMa
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UNEXPLORED
τ CMa is a massive, luminous multiple star system in the constellation Canis Major, notable as the central star of the open cluster NGC 2362.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| τ CMa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21106895 — 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: τ CMa Context triple: [Tau Canis Majoris, catalogDesignation, τ CMa]
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A.
β CMa
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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B.
Gamma CMa
Gamma CMa, also known as Muliphein, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major.
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C.
τ Sagittarii
τ Sagittarii is a relatively bright giant star located in the constellation Sagittarius, visible to the naked eye from Earth.
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D.
V1150 Tau
V1150 Tau is a variable star in the constellation Taurus, also known by its Henry Draper Catalogue designation HD 25940.
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E.
Theta Tucanae
Theta Tucanae is a variable blue-white star system in the southern constellation Tucana, notable as a close binary and a member of the Milky Way’s stellar population.
- 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: τ CMa Target entity description: τ CMa is a massive, luminous multiple star system in the constellation Canis Major, notable as the central star of the open cluster NGC 2362.
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A.
β CMa
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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B.
Gamma CMa
Gamma CMa, also known as Muliphein, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major.
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C.
τ Sagittarii
τ Sagittarii is a relatively bright giant star located in the constellation Sagittarius, visible to the naked eye from Earth.
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D.
V1150 Tau
V1150 Tau is a variable star in the constellation Taurus, also known by its Henry Draper Catalogue designation HD 25940.
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E.
Theta Tucanae
Theta Tucanae is a variable blue-white star system in the southern constellation Tucana, notable as a close binary and a member of the Milky Way’s stellar population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.