8 Cancri
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8 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer, cataloged in multiple stellar catalogs and visible with small amateur telescopes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 8 Cancri canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23329397 — 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: 8 Cancri Context triple: [SAO 98087, hasFlamsteedDesignation, 8 Cancri]
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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.
4 Cancri
4 Cancri is a star located in the constellation Cancer, observed and cataloged as part of the stellar population in that region of the sky.
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D.
55 Cancri b
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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E.
Delta Cancri
Delta Cancri is a prominent star in the constellation Cancer, known as Asellus Australis and used as a reference point near the Beehive Cluster 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: 8 Cancri Target entity description: 8 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer, cataloged in multiple stellar catalogs and visible with small amateur telescopes.
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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.
4 Cancri
4 Cancri is a star located in the constellation Cancer, observed and cataloged as part of the stellar population in that region of the sky.
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D.
55 Cancri b
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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E.
Delta Cancri
Delta Cancri is a prominent star in the constellation Cancer, known as Asellus Australis and used as a reference point near the Beehive Cluster in the night sky.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.