YY Geminorum
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YY Geminorum is a close eclipsing binary system of red dwarf stars that forms the faint third component of the Castor multiple star system in the constellation Gemini.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| YY Geminorum canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21523010 — 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: YY Geminorum Context triple: [Castor C, alsoKnownAs, YY Geminorum]
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A.
Gamma Gruis
Gamma Gruis is a bright giant star in the southern constellation Grus, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in the night sky.
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B.
Zeta Tucanae
Zeta Tucanae is a main-sequence F-type star located in the southern constellation Tucana, visible to the naked eye from dark-sky locations.
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C.
Theta Gruis
Theta Gruis is a bright star in the southern constellation Grus, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in that region of the sky.
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D.
Cor Scorpii
Cor Scorpii is the traditional Latin name for Antares, the bright red supergiant star that marks the heart of the constellation Scorpius.
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E.
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.
- 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: YY Geminorum Target entity description: YY Geminorum is a close eclipsing binary system of red dwarf stars that forms the faint third component of the Castor multiple star system in the constellation Gemini.
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A.
Gamma Gruis
Gamma Gruis is a bright giant star in the southern constellation Grus, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in the night sky.
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B.
Zeta Tucanae
Zeta Tucanae is a main-sequence F-type star located in the southern constellation Tucana, visible to the naked eye from dark-sky locations.
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C.
Theta Gruis
Theta Gruis is a bright star in the southern constellation Grus, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in that region of the sky.
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D.
Cor Scorpii
Cor Scorpii is the traditional Latin name for Antares, the bright red supergiant star that marks the heart of the constellation Scorpius.
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E.
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.
- 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:
Alpha Geminorum