FK5 187
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FK5 187 is a catalog designation for HD 37128, better known as Alnilam, the bright blue supergiant star forming the central point of Orion’s Belt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| FK5 187 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22057535 — 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: FK5 187 Context triple: [HD 37128, hasAlternativeName, FK5 187]
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A.
FK5 438
FK5 438 is a star listed in the Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5), serving as a high-precision astrometric reference object in the Hipparcos catalog under the designation HIP 60718.
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B.
FK5 252
FK5 252 is the FK5 catalog designation for Delta Canis Majoris, a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major.
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C.
Kappa Cygni
Kappa Cygni is a relatively bright star in the northern constellation Cygnus, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in the swan-shaped star pattern.
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D.
Kappa Tucanae
Kappa Tucanae is a star system located in the southern constellation Tucana.
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E.
Fornax 5
Fornax 5 is a globular star cluster located within the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy, notable for its role in studies of stellar populations and galaxy evolution in dwarf spheroidal systems.
- 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: FK5 187 Target entity description: FK5 187 is a catalog designation for HD 37128, better known as Alnilam, the bright blue supergiant star forming the central point of Orion’s Belt.
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A.
FK5 438
FK5 438 is a star listed in the Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5), serving as a high-precision astrometric reference object in the Hipparcos catalog under the designation HIP 60718.
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B.
FK5 252
FK5 252 is the FK5 catalog designation for Delta Canis Majoris, a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major.
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C.
Kappa Cygni
Kappa Cygni is a relatively bright star in the northern constellation Cygnus, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in the swan-shaped star pattern.
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D.
Kappa Tucanae
Kappa Tucanae is a star system located in the southern constellation Tucana.
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E.
Fornax 5
Fornax 5 is a globular star cluster located within the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy, notable for its role in studies of stellar populations and galaxy evolution in dwarf spheroidal systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.