Alpha Aquilae
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Alpha Aquilae, better known as Altair, is a bright, rapidly rotating A-type main-sequence star in the constellation Aquila and one of the closest naked-eye stars to Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alpha Aquilae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22999078 — 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 Aquilae Context triple: [Altair, bayerDesignation, Alpha Aquilae]
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A.
Alpha Telescopii
Alpha Telescopii is a blue-white giant star that serves as the primary luminary of the southern constellation Telescopium.
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B.
Alpha Geminorum
Alpha Geminorum, also known as Castor, is one of the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini and is actually a complex multiple-star system.
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C.
Alpha Pegasi
Alpha Pegasi, traditionally named Markab, is a bright blue-white giant star that forms one corner of the prominent Great Square asterism in the constellation Pegasus.
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D.
α Capricorni
α Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye as a single star but composed of at least two main components.
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E.
Alpha Lyrae
Alpha Lyrae, better known as Vega, is a bright, nearby A-type main-sequence star in the constellation Lyra and one of the most prominent stars in the night sky.
- 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 Aquilae Target entity description: Alpha Aquilae, better known as Altair, is a bright, rapidly rotating A-type main-sequence star in the constellation Aquila and one of the closest naked-eye stars to Earth.
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A.
Alpha Telescopii
Alpha Telescopii is a blue-white giant star that serves as the primary luminary of the southern constellation Telescopium.
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B.
Alpha Geminorum
Alpha Geminorum, also known as Castor, is one of the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini and is actually a complex multiple-star system.
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C.
Alpha Pegasi
Alpha Pegasi, traditionally named Markab, is a bright blue-white giant star that forms one corner of the prominent Great Square asterism in the constellation Pegasus.
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D.
α Capricorni
α Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye as a single star but composed of at least two main components.
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E.
Alpha Lyrae
Alpha Lyrae, better known as Vega, is a bright, nearby A-type main-sequence star in the constellation Lyra and one of the most prominent stars in the night sky.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.