HIP 37279
E1570994
UNEXPLORED
HIP 37279 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Procyon, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor and one of the closest bright stars to Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HIP 37279 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23125528 — 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: HIP 37279 Context triple: [Alpha Canis Minoris, catalogIdentifier, HIP 37279]
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A.
HIP 37265
HIP 37265 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Alpha Monocerotis, a bright giant star in the constellation Monoceros.
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B.
HIP 33579
HIP 33579 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Adhara, a bright blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of the most luminous stars visible from Earth.
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C.
HIP 37826
HIP 37826 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Pollux, a bright orange giant star in the constellation Gemini.
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D.
HIP 33977
HIP 33977 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Muliphein, a star in the constellation Canis Major.
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E.
HIP 3497
HIP 3497 is a nearby Sun-like star in the constellation Phoenix, also known by its Henry Draper designation HD 4308.
- 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: HIP 37279 Target entity description: HIP 37279 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Procyon, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor and one of the closest bright stars to Earth.
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A.
HIP 37265
HIP 37265 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Alpha Monocerotis, a bright giant star in the constellation Monoceros.
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B.
HIP 33579
HIP 33579 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Adhara, a bright blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of the most luminous stars visible from Earth.
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C.
HIP 37826
HIP 37826 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Pollux, a bright orange giant star in the constellation Gemini.
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D.
HIP 33977
HIP 33977 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Muliphein, a star in the constellation Canis Major.
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E.
HIP 3497
HIP 3497 is a nearby Sun-like star in the constellation Phoenix, also known by its Henry Draper designation HD 4308.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.