HD 37742 B
E1507850
UNEXPLORED
HD 37742 B is the stellar companion in the massive binary star system HD 37742, located in the Orion constellation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HD 37742 B canonical | 1 |
| HD 37742 C | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21884309 — 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: HD 37742 B Context triple: [HD 37742, binaryComponent, HD 37742 B]
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A.
HD 46223
HD 46223 is a massive, luminous O-type star located in the Rosette Nebula’s open cluster NGC 2244, contributing significantly to the region’s ionization and stellar winds.
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B.
HD 74442
HD 74442 is a star in the constellation Cancer, better known by its traditional name Asellus Australis.
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C.
HD 74442
HD 74442 is a star in the constellation Cancer, known as Delta Cancri, which serves as an important reference point in stellar catalogs.
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D.
HD 216437
HD 216437 is a Sun-like star in the constellation Indus known for hosting at least one exoplanet.
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E.
HD 177724
HD 177724 is a bright A-type main-sequence star in the constellation Sagittarius, known by its Bayer designation Zeta Sagittarii.
- 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: HD 37742 B Target entity description: HD 37742 B is the stellar companion in the massive binary star system HD 37742, located in the Orion constellation.
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A.
HD 46223
HD 46223 is a massive, luminous O-type star located in the Rosette Nebula’s open cluster NGC 2244, contributing significantly to the region’s ionization and stellar winds.
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B.
HD 74442
HD 74442 is a star in the constellation Cancer, better known by its traditional name Asellus Australis.
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C.
HD 74442
HD 74442 is a star in the constellation Cancer, known as Delta Cancri, which serves as an important reference point in stellar catalogs.
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D.
HD 216437
HD 216437 is a Sun-like star in the constellation Indus known for hosting at least one exoplanet.
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E.
HD 177724
HD 177724 is a bright A-type main-sequence star in the constellation Sagittarius, known by its Bayer designation Zeta Sagittarii.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: HD 37742 B