FK4 star catalog system
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The FK4 star catalog system is an astronomical reference frame that provided standardized positions and proper motions for stars based on the Besselian year epoch convention, widely used before being superseded by more modern systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| FK4 star catalog system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23185920 — 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: FK4 star catalog system Context triple: [Besselian year, coordinateSystemAssociation, FK4 star catalog system]
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A.
FK5 438
FK5 438 is a star listed in the Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5), serving as a high-precision astrometric reference object in the Hipparcos catalog under the designation HIP 60718.
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B.
FK5 320
FK5 320 is the FK5 catalog designation for Asellus Borealis, a star in the constellation Cancer that forms part of the traditional "donkey" pair near the Beehive Cluster.
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C.
FK5 330
FK5 330 is a star listed in the Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5), serving as a high-precision astrometric reference object in the celestial coordinate system.
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D.
Flamsteed designations
Flamsteed designations are a star-naming system that assigns numbers and constellation-based labels to stars, widely used in astronomy alongside Bayer and modern catalog identifiers.
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E.
FK5 187
FK5 187 is a catalog designation for HD 37128, better known as Alnilam, the bright blue supergiant star forming the central point of Orion’s Belt.
- 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: FK4 star catalog system Target entity description: The FK4 star catalog system is an astronomical reference frame that provided standardized positions and proper motions for stars based on the Besselian year epoch convention, widely used before being superseded by more modern systems.
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A.
FK5 438
FK5 438 is a star listed in the Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5), serving as a high-precision astrometric reference object in the Hipparcos catalog under the designation HIP 60718.
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B.
FK5 320
FK5 320 is the FK5 catalog designation for Asellus Borealis, a star in the constellation Cancer that forms part of the traditional "donkey" pair near the Beehive Cluster.
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C.
FK5 330
FK5 330 is a star listed in the Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5), serving as a high-precision astrometric reference object in the celestial coordinate system.
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D.
Flamsteed designations
Flamsteed designations are a star-naming system that assigns numbers and constellation-based labels to stars, widely used in astronomy alongside Bayer and modern catalog identifiers.
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E.
FK5 187
FK5 187 is a catalog designation for HD 37128, better known as Alnilam, the bright blue supergiant star forming the central point of Orion’s Belt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.