Castor C orbits Castor AB pair
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Castor C is a red dwarf star that forms a gravitationally bound companion system with the brighter Castor AB pair in the multiple-star system Alpha Geminorum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Castor C orbits Castor AB pair canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21523027 — 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: Castor C orbits Castor AB pair Context triple: [Alpha Geminorum, orbitalRelationship, Castor C orbits Castor AB pair]
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A.
Theta Coronae Borealis
Theta Coronae Borealis is a binary star system in the constellation Corona Borealis, known for its relatively bright, white main-sequence primary star.
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B.
Gamma Andromedae
Gamma Andromedae is a prominent multiple star system in the constellation Andromeda, notable for its contrasting colored components visible in small telescopes.
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C.
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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D.
46 Orionis
46 Orionis is a star in the constellation Orion, known as the Flamsteed-designated counterpart of the bright central belt star Alnilam.
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E.
Plaskett’s Star
Plaskett’s Star is a massive, highly luminous spectroscopic binary system composed of two very hot O-type stars, notable as one of the most massive known binary star systems in the Milky Way.
- 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: Castor C orbits Castor AB pair Target entity description: Castor C is a red dwarf star that forms a gravitationally bound companion system with the brighter Castor AB pair in the multiple-star system Alpha Geminorum.
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A.
Theta Coronae Borealis
Theta Coronae Borealis is a binary star system in the constellation Corona Borealis, known for its relatively bright, white main-sequence primary star.
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B.
Gamma Andromedae
Gamma Andromedae is a prominent multiple star system in the constellation Andromeda, notable for its contrasting colored components visible in small telescopes.
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C.
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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D.
46 Orionis
46 Orionis is a star in the constellation Orion, known as the Flamsteed-designated counterpart of the bright central belt star Alnilam.
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E.
Plaskett’s Star
Plaskett’s Star is a massive, highly luminous spectroscopic binary system composed of two very hot O-type stars, notable as one of the most massive known binary star systems in the Milky Way.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.