Thuban
E1497392
UNEXPLORED
Thuban is a star in the constellation Draco that once served as the North Star due to Earth's precessional wobble.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thuban canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21703065 — 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: Thuban Context triple: [Draco, notableStar, Thuban]
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A.
Sadalsuud
Sadalsuud is a luminous yellow supergiant star in the constellation Aquarius and one of its most prominent stellar members.
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B.
Elnath
Elnath is a bright blue-white giant star located at the boundary of the constellations Taurus and Auriga, where it serves as one of Taurus’s horn tips.
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C.
Schedar
Schedar is a bright, orange giant star that serves as one of the principal stars marking the distinctive "W"-shaped constellation Cassiopeia in the northern sky.
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D.
Merak
Merak is a major port town in western Java, Indonesia, serving as a key ferry gateway between Java and Sumatra.
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E.
Merak
Merak is a prominent star in the constellation Ursa Major, known as one of the "pointer" stars that help locate Polaris, the North Star.
- 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: Thuban Target entity description: Thuban is a star in the constellation Draco that once served as the North Star due to Earth's precessional wobble.
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A.
Sadalsuud
Sadalsuud is a luminous yellow supergiant star in the constellation Aquarius and one of its most prominent stellar members.
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B.
Elnath
Elnath is a bright blue-white giant star located at the boundary of the constellations Taurus and Auriga, where it serves as one of Taurus’s horn tips.
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C.
Schedar
Schedar is a bright, orange giant star that serves as one of the principal stars marking the distinctive "W"-shaped constellation Cassiopeia in the northern sky.
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D.
Merak
Merak is a major port town in western Java, Indonesia, serving as a key ferry gateway between Java and Sumatra.
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E.
Merak
Merak is a prominent star in the constellation Ursa Major, known as one of the "pointer" stars that help locate Polaris, the North Star.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.