55 Cancri b
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55 Cancri b is a massive, close-orbiting gas giant exoplanet in the 55 Cancri system, notable as one of the earliest and best-studied "hot Jupiter" planets.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 55 Cancri b canonical | 2 |
| 55 Cancri B | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22998824 — 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: 55 Cancri b Context triple: [55 Cancri, hasExoplanet, 55 Cancri b]
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A.
55 Cancri
55 Cancri is a binary star system in the constellation Cancer that is notable for hosting multiple exoplanets, including one of the first known super-Earths.
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B.
65 Cancri
65 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer, cataloged in the Hipparcos star catalog as HIP 44066.
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C.
55 Cancri d
55 Cancri d is a massive gas giant exoplanet in the 55 Cancri system, notable for its long-period orbit and role in one of the earliest known multi-planet extrasolar systems.
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D.
Tau Ceti b
Tau Ceti b is an exoplanet orbiting the nearby Sun-like star Tau Ceti in the constellation Cetus.
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E.
Epsilon Eridani b
Epsilon Eridani b is a nearby Jupiter-like exoplanet candidate orbiting the young K-type star Epsilon Eridani, making it one of the closest known potential exoplanets to Earth.
- 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: 55 Cancri b Target entity description: 55 Cancri b is a massive, close-orbiting gas giant exoplanet in the 55 Cancri system, notable as one of the earliest and best-studied "hot Jupiter" planets.
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A.
55 Cancri
55 Cancri is a binary star system in the constellation Cancer that is notable for hosting multiple exoplanets, including one of the first known super-Earths.
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B.
65 Cancri
65 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer, cataloged in the Hipparcos star catalog as HIP 44066.
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C.
55 Cancri d
55 Cancri d is a massive gas giant exoplanet in the 55 Cancri system, notable for its long-period orbit and role in one of the earliest known multi-planet extrasolar systems.
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D.
Tau Ceti b
Tau Ceti b is an exoplanet orbiting the nearby Sun-like star Tau Ceti in the constellation Cetus.
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E.
Epsilon Eridani b
Epsilon Eridani b is a nearby Jupiter-like exoplanet candidate orbiting the young K-type star Epsilon Eridani, making it one of the closest known potential exoplanets to Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.