FK5 45
E1537718
UNEXPLORED
FK5 45 is the FK5 star catalog designation for Alpha Eridani, the bright blue-white supergiant star also known as Achernar in the constellation Eridanus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| FK5 45 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22443028 — 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 45 Context triple: [Alpha Eridani, catalogIdentifier, FK5 45]
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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 187
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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C.
FK5 120
FK5 120 is a catalog designation for the bright O-type runaway star Xi Persei, located in the constellation Perseus.
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D.
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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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 45 Target entity description: FK5 45 is the FK5 star catalog designation for Alpha Eridani, the bright blue-white supergiant star also known as Achernar in the constellation Eridanus.
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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 187
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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C.
FK5 120
FK5 120 is a catalog designation for the bright O-type runaway star Xi Persei, located in the constellation Perseus.
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D.
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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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.