Achernar B
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UNEXPLORED
Achernar B is a faint stellar companion to the bright star Achernar in the constellation Eridanus, likely a smaller, less massive star gravitationally bound to its primary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Achernar B canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22355583 — 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: Achernar B Context triple: [Achernar, hasCompanion, Achernar B]
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A.
β Aquarii
β Aquarii, also known as Sadalsuud, is a luminous yellow supergiant star in the constellation Aquarius and one of its most prominent stellar members.
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B.
Aldebaran B
Aldebaran B is a suspected low-mass stellar or substellar companion in the Aldebaran star system, inferred from subtle gravitational effects on the primary star.
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C.
Beta Scorpii
Beta Scorpii is a bright multiple-star system in the constellation Scorpius, prominent in the night sky near the heart of the Scorpion.
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D.
Beta Piscis Austrini
Beta Piscis Austrini is a relatively bright star in the southern constellation Piscis Austrinus, notable as one of its principal stellar members.
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E.
Achernar
Achernar is a bright, rapidly rotating blue-white star and the ninth-brightest star in the night sky, marking the end of the constellation Eridanus.
- 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: Achernar B Target entity description: Achernar B is a faint stellar companion to the bright star Achernar in the constellation Eridanus, likely a smaller, less massive star gravitationally bound to its primary.
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A.
β Aquarii
β Aquarii, also known as Sadalsuud, is a luminous yellow supergiant star in the constellation Aquarius and one of its most prominent stellar members.
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B.
Aldebaran B
Aldebaran B is a suspected low-mass stellar or substellar companion in the Aldebaran star system, inferred from subtle gravitational effects on the primary star.
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C.
Beta Scorpii
Beta Scorpii is a bright multiple-star system in the constellation Scorpius, prominent in the night sky near the heart of the Scorpion.
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D.
Beta Piscis Austrini
Beta Piscis Austrini is a relatively bright star in the southern constellation Piscis Austrinus, notable as one of its principal stellar members.
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E.
Achernar
Achernar is a bright, rapidly rotating blue-white star and the ninth-brightest star in the night sky, marking the end of the constellation Eridanus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.