Beta Draconis
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Beta Draconis, traditionally known as Rastaban, is a bright yellow giant star in the constellation Draco and one of its principal stellar landmarks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beta Draconis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21703070 — 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 Draconis Context triple: [Draco, RastabanDesignation, Beta Draconis]
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A.
Alpha Draconis
Alpha Draconis, also known as Thuban, is a star in the constellation Draco that once served as the Earth's North Star due to the precession of the planet's axis.
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B.
Gamma Draconis
Gamma Draconis is a prominent red giant star in the constellation Draco, historically important as a reference point in early stellar parallax measurements.
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C.
Delta Cygni
Delta Cygni is a multiple star system in the constellation Cygnus, notable as one of its brighter stars and a future candidate for the Northern Pole Star due to Earth's axial precession.
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D.
Beta Scuti
Beta Scuti is a prominent giant star in the constellation Scutum, notable as one of its brightest members.
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E.
Beta Coronae Borealis
Beta Coronae Borealis is a bright binary star system in the constellation Corona Borealis, known for its chemically peculiar primary component.
- 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 Draconis Target entity description: Beta Draconis, traditionally known as Rastaban, is a bright yellow giant star in the constellation Draco and one of its principal stellar landmarks.
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A.
Alpha Draconis
Alpha Draconis, also known as Thuban, is a star in the constellation Draco that once served as the Earth's North Star due to the precession of the planet's axis.
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B.
Gamma Draconis
Gamma Draconis is a prominent red giant star in the constellation Draco, historically important as a reference point in early stellar parallax measurements.
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C.
Delta Cygni
Delta Cygni is a multiple star system in the constellation Cygnus, notable as one of its brighter stars and a future candidate for the Northern Pole Star due to Earth's axial precession.
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D.
Beta Scuti
Beta Scuti is a prominent giant star in the constellation Scutum, notable as one of its brightest members.
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E.
Beta Coronae Borealis
Beta Coronae Borealis is a bright binary star system in the constellation Corona Borealis, known for its chemically peculiar primary component.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.