Procyon B
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UNEXPLORED
Procyon B is a faint white dwarf star that forms part of the Procyon binary system in the constellation Canis Minor (the Lesser Dog).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Procyon B canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22999238 — 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 B Context triple: [Lesser Dog, hasNotableObject, Procyon B]
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A.
Procyon A
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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B.
Rho Ursae Minoris
Rho Ursae Minoris is a relatively faint star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.
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C.
Beta Canis Minoris
Beta Canis Minoris, traditionally named Gomeisa, is the second-brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor and a hot, blue-white main-sequence star visible to the naked eye.
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D.
Omicron Ursae Minoris
Omicron Ursae Minoris is a relatively faint star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.
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E.
Alpha Centauri B
Alpha Centauri B is an orange K-type main-sequence star in the Alpha Centauri star system, slightly smaller and cooler than the Sun and one of our closest stellar neighbors.
- 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 B Target entity description: Procyon B is a faint white dwarf star that forms part of the Procyon binary system in the constellation Canis Minor (the Lesser Dog).
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A.
Procyon A
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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B.
Rho Ursae Minoris
Rho Ursae Minoris is a relatively faint star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.
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C.
Beta Canis Minoris
Beta Canis Minoris, traditionally named Gomeisa, is the second-brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor and a hot, blue-white main-sequence star visible to the naked eye.
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D.
Omicron Ursae Minoris
Omicron Ursae Minoris is a relatively faint star located in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.
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E.
Alpha Centauri B
Alpha Centauri B is an orange K-type main-sequence star in the Alpha Centauri star system, slightly smaller and cooler than the Sun and one of our closest stellar neighbors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.