Beta Scuti
E463802
Beta Scuti is a prominent giant star in the constellation Scutum, notable as one of its brightest members.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beta Scuti canonical | 4 |
| β Scuti | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4619171 — 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: Beta Scuti Context triple: [Scutum, secondBrightestStar, Beta Scuti]
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A.
UY Scuti
UY Scuti is a 2021 studio album by Nigerian rapper and singer Olamide that blends Afrobeats, hip-hop, and pop influences.
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B.
Beta Crucis
Beta Crucis, also known as Mimosa, is a bright blue giant star in the Southern Cross constellation and one of the most prominent navigational stars in the southern sky.
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C.
Mu Serpentis
Mu Serpentis is a relatively bright A-type main-sequence star located in the tail region of the constellation Serpens.
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D.
Phi Sagittarii
Phi Sagittarii is a bright B-type giant star in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of the stars forming the asterism known as the Teapot.
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E.
B Cassiopeiae
B Cassiopeiae is the historic supernova observed in 1572 in the constellation Cassiopeia, famously studied by Tycho Brahe and crucial to early modern astronomy.
- 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: Beta Scuti Target entity description: Beta Scuti is a prominent giant star in the constellation Scutum, notable as one of its brightest members.
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A.
UY Scuti
UY Scuti is a 2021 studio album by Nigerian rapper and singer Olamide that blends Afrobeats, hip-hop, and pop influences.
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B.
Beta Crucis
Beta Crucis, also known as Mimosa, is a bright blue giant star in the Southern Cross constellation and one of the most prominent navigational stars in the southern sky.
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C.
Mu Serpentis
Mu Serpentis is a relatively bright A-type main-sequence star located in the tail region of the constellation Serpens.
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D.
Phi Sagittarii
Phi Sagittarii is a bright B-type giant star in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of the stars forming the asterism known as the Teapot.
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E.
B Cassiopeiae
B Cassiopeiae is the historic supernova observed in 1572 in the constellation Cassiopeia, famously studied by Tycho Brahe and crucial to early modern astronomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
giant star ⓘ star ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | approximately 4.2 ⓘ |
| bayerDesignation |
β Scuti
ⓘ
linked to:
Beta Scuti
|
| belongsTo | Scutum constellation pattern ⓘ |
| catalog |
Henry Draper Catalogue
ⓘ
Hipparcos Catalogue ⓘ |
| celestialCategory | star in Scutum ⓘ |
| colorIndex | yellow ⓘ |
| constellation | Scutum ⓘ |
| declination | approximately −04° 44′ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 300 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 90 parsecs ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | celestial coordinates ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStage | post-main-sequence star ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | thin disk ⓘ |
| hasProperName | Beta Scuti ⓘ |
| isPartOf | constellation Scutum ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern sky ⓘ |
| location | Milky Way ⓘ |
| luminosity | greater than the Sun ⓘ |
| mass | greater than the Sun ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the brightest stars in Scutum ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| radius | larger than the Sun ⓘ |
| rightAscension | approximately 18h 47m ⓘ |
| spectralClass | G-type giant ⓘ |
| visibility | naked-eye star under good conditions ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Northern Hemisphere
ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beta Scuti Description of subject: Beta Scuti is a prominent giant star in the constellation Scutum, notable as one of its brightest members.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.