HIP 24436
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UNEXPLORED
HIP 24436 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Beta Orionis, a bright blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion also known as Rigel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HIP 24436 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22865454 — 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: HIP 24436 Context triple: [Beta Orionis, HIPNumber, HIP 24436]
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A.
HIP 24845
HIP 24845 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Nihal, a bright giant star in the constellation Lepus.
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B.
HIP 26241
HIP 26241 is a massive, luminous O-type star in the Orion Nebula, serving as the primary ionizing source of the Trapezium cluster.
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C.
HIP 26451
HIP 26451 is the Hipparcos 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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D.
HIP 28716
HIP 28716 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for the star 58 Orionis, located in the constellation Orion.
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E.
HIP 27989
HIP 27989 is a star listed in the Hipparcos Catalogue, also known by its Bright Star Catalogue designation HR 2061.
- 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: HIP 24436 Target entity description: HIP 24436 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Beta Orionis, a bright blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion also known as Rigel.
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A.
HIP 24845
HIP 24845 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Nihal, a bright giant star in the constellation Lepus.
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B.
HIP 26241
HIP 26241 is a massive, luminous O-type star in the Orion Nebula, serving as the primary ionizing source of the Trapezium cluster.
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C.
HIP 26451
HIP 26451 is the Hipparcos 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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D.
HIP 28716
HIP 28716 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for the star 58 Orionis, located in the constellation Orion.
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E.
HIP 27989
HIP 27989 is a star listed in the Hipparcos Catalogue, also known by its Bright Star Catalogue designation HR 2061.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.