HD 38771
E1564589
UNEXPLORED
HD 38771, also known as Kappa Orionis or Saiph, is a bright blue supergiant star marking one of the knees of the constellation Orion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HD 38771 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22997821 — 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 38771 Context triple: [Kappa Orionis, hdNumber, HD 38771]
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A.
HD 34085
HD 34085 is the bright blue-white supergiant star better known as Rigel, the luminous beta star in the constellation Orion.
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B.
HD 37742
HD 37742 is the bright blue supergiant star better known as Alnitak, the easternmost star in Orion’s Belt.
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C.
HD 37744
HD 37744 is a B-type main-sequence star in the constellation Orion, visible to the naked eye and cataloged under multiple stellar designations including 50 Orionis.
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D.
HD 36673
HD 36673, better known as Arneb, is a bright F-type supergiant star in the constellation Lepus.
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E.
HD 36673
HD 36673 is a star in the constellation Lepus, better known by its Bayer designation Delta Leporis.
- 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 38771 Target entity description: HD 38771, also known as Kappa Orionis or Saiph, is a bright blue supergiant star marking one of the knees of the constellation Orion.
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A.
HD 34085
HD 34085 is the bright blue-white supergiant star better known as Rigel, the luminous beta star in the constellation Orion.
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B.
HD 37742
HD 37742 is the bright blue supergiant star better known as Alnitak, the easternmost star in Orion’s Belt.
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C.
HD 37744
HD 37744 is a B-type main-sequence star in the constellation Orion, visible to the naked eye and cataloged under multiple stellar designations including 50 Orionis.
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D.
HD 36673
HD 36673, better known as Arneb, is a bright F-type supergiant star in the constellation Lepus.
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E.
HD 36673
HD 36673 is a star in the constellation Lepus, better known by its Bayer designation Delta Leporis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.