Procyon A
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Procyon A is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, a nearby white F-type main-sequence star visible as one of the prominent stars in the winter sky.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Procyon A canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22999237 — 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: Procyon A Context triple: [Lesser Dog, hasNotableObject, Procyon A]
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A.
Wega
Wega is a district of the spa town Bad Wildungen in the state of Hesse, Germany.
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B.
13 Canis Majoris
13 Canis Majoris is a bright, blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, better known by its Bayer designation Epsilon Canis Majoris or the traditional name Adhara.
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C.
Sirius
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, a nearby binary star system in the constellation Canis Major that has featured prominently in astronomy, mythology, and literature.
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D.
Alpha Fornacis
Alpha Fornacis is a nearby binary star system in the southern constellation Fornax, notable as its primary and most luminous stellar member.
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E.
ο2 Canis Majoris
ο2 Canis Majoris is a bright blue-white giant star located in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye 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: Procyon A Target entity description: Procyon A is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, a nearby white F-type main-sequence star visible as one of the prominent stars in the winter sky.
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A.
Wega
Wega is a district of the spa town Bad Wildungen in the state of Hesse, Germany.
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B.
13 Canis Majoris
13 Canis Majoris is a bright, blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, better known by its Bayer designation Epsilon Canis Majoris or the traditional name Adhara.
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C.
Sirius
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, a nearby binary star system in the constellation Canis Major that has featured prominently in astronomy, mythology, and literature.
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D.
Alpha Fornacis
Alpha Fornacis is a nearby binary star system in the southern constellation Fornax, notable as its primary and most luminous stellar member.
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E.
ο2 Canis Majoris
ο2 Canis Majoris is a bright blue-white giant star located in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye in the night sky.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.