Corona Borealis
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Corona Borealis is a small but distinctive northern constellation known for its semicircular arc of stars, often associated in mythology with Ariadne’s crown.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corona Borealis canonical | 6 |
| constellation Corona Borealis | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4296311 — 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: Corona Borealis Context triple: [Ariadne, constellation, Corona Borealis]
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A.
Cygnis
Cygnis is a digital product development company specializing in custom web and mobile applications, often leveraging emerging technologies like AI and cloud platforms.
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B.
Cygnis Insignis
Cygnis Insignis is the Latin motto of Western Australia, traditionally translated as “Distinguished by the Swan” and referring to the state’s emblematic black swan.
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C.
Corona Australis
Corona Australis is a small, southern constellation near the Milky Way, notable for its distinctive arc of stars and associated dark molecular cloud complex rich in star formation.
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D.
Microscopium
Microscopium is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, representing a microscope and introduced in the 18th century by the astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.
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E.
Cassiopeia
"Cassiopeia" is a track by the indie music project Walnut Whales, known for its gentle, atmospheric style.
- 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: Corona Borealis Target entity description: Corona Borealis is a small but distinctive northern constellation known for its semicircular arc of stars, often associated in mythology with Ariadne’s crown.
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A.
Cygnis
Cygnis is a digital product development company specializing in custom web and mobile applications, often leveraging emerging technologies like AI and cloud platforms.
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B.
Cygnis Insignis
Cygnis Insignis is the Latin motto of Western Australia, traditionally translated as “Distinguished by the Swan” and referring to the state’s emblematic black swan.
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C.
Corona Australis
Corona Australis is a small, southern constellation near the Milky Way, notable for its distinctive arc of stars and associated dark molecular cloud complex rich in star formation.
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D.
Microscopium
Microscopium is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, representing a microscope and introduced in the 18th century by the astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.
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E.
Cassiopeia
"Cassiopeia" is a track by the indie music project Walnut Whales, known for its gentle, atmospheric style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomicalObject
ⓘ
constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CrB ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 179 ⓘ |
| bestVisibleAt | 22:00 local time in July ⓘ |
| borderingConstellation |
Boötes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ Ophiuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Serpens NERFINISHED ⓘ Serpens Caput NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar |
Alpha Coronae Borealis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alphecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | 2.21 ⓘ |
| brightestStarSpectralType | A0V ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| constellationFamily | Hercules family ⓘ |
| declination | +31° ⓘ |
| eclipticLongitudeRange | ~220° to 240° ⓘ |
| firstCataloguedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galacticLatitudeRange | +30° to +50° ⓘ |
| genitive | Coronae Borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIAUBoundariesDefinedBy | Eugène Delporte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IAUApprovalYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| IAUConstellation | yes ⓘ |
| locatedBetweenConstellations | Boötes and Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation |
Ariadne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ariadne’s crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Northern Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDeepSkyObject |
Abell 2142
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corona Borealis Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStar |
Beta Coronae Borealis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta Coronae Borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ Epsilon Coronae Borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamma Coronae Borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ Theta Coronae Borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVariableStar |
R Coronae Borealis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
T Coronae Borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBayerFlamsteedStars | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfBrightStars | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfMainStars | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfMessierObjects | 0 ⓘ |
| numberOfNearbyStars | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfStarsBrighterThan4thMagnitude | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfStarsWithPlanets | 3 ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 73 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 15h 16m ⓘ |
| shapeDescription | semicircular arc of stars ⓘ |
| symbolism | the Northern Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleBetweenLatitudes | +90° to −50° ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Corona Borealis Description of subject: Corona Borealis is a small but distinctive northern constellation known for its semicircular arc of stars, often associated in mythology with Ariadne’s crown.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bacchus and Ariadne
this entity surface form:
constellation Corona Borealis
this entity surface form:
constellation Corona Borealis