Alpha Ursae Minoris
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Alpha Ursae Minoris is the bright multiple-star system better known as Polaris, the current North Star located near the north celestial pole.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alpha Ursae Minoris canonical | 1 |
| α Ursae Minoris | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22999016 — 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: Alpha Ursae Minoris Context triple: [Polaris, alsoKnownAs, Alpha Ursae Minoris]
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A.
Phi Ursae Minoris
Phi Ursae Minoris is a star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.
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B.
Theta Ursae Minoris
Theta Ursae Minoris is a relatively faint star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.
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C.
Pi Ursae Minoris
Pi Ursae Minoris is a relatively faint star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.
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D.
Eta Ursae Minoris
Eta Ursae Minoris is a relatively faint star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor, near the north celestial pole.
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E.
Sigma Ursae Minoris
Sigma Ursae Minoris is a relatively faint star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor, near the north celestial pole.
- 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: Alpha Ursae Minoris Target entity description: Alpha Ursae Minoris is the bright multiple-star system better known as Polaris, the current North Star located near the north celestial pole.
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A.
Phi Ursae Minoris
Phi Ursae Minoris is a star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.
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B.
Theta Ursae Minoris
Theta Ursae Minoris is a relatively faint star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.
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C.
Pi Ursae Minoris
Pi Ursae Minoris is a relatively faint star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.
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D.
Eta Ursae Minoris
Eta Ursae Minoris is a relatively faint star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor, near the north celestial pole.
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E.
Sigma Ursae Minoris
Sigma Ursae Minoris is a relatively faint star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor, near the north celestial pole.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alpha Ursae Minoris