Epsilon Canis Majoris
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Epsilon Canis Majoris, also known as Adhara, is a bright blue-white giant star and one of the most luminous stars visible from Earth, located in the constellation Canis Major.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Epsilon Canis Majoris canonical | 2 |
| Epsilon Canis Majoris A | 2 |
| Adhara (Epsilon Canis Majoris) | 1 |
| Epsilon Canis Majoris B | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5259950 — 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: Epsilon Canis Majoris Context triple: [Canis Major, contains, Epsilon Canis Majoris]
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A.
Delta Canis Majoris
Delta Canis Majoris, also known as Wezen, is a bright F-type supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major that forms part of the prominent winter sky near Sirius.
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B.
Beta Canis Majoris
Beta Canis Majoris is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of its most luminous and prominent members.
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Epsilon Scuti
Epsilon Scuti is a relatively faint star located in the small southern constellation Scutum.
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D.
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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Gamma Canis Majoris
Gamma Canis Majoris, also known as Muliphein, is a relatively faint blue-white star in the constellation Canis Major that forms part of the celestial "Great Dog" near the bright star Sirius.
- 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: Epsilon Canis Majoris Target entity description: Epsilon Canis Majoris, also known as Adhara, is a bright blue-white giant star and one of the most luminous stars visible from Earth, located in the constellation Canis Major.
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A.
Delta Canis Majoris
Delta Canis Majoris, also known as Wezen, is a bright F-type supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major that forms part of the prominent winter sky near Sirius.
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B.
Beta Canis Majoris
Beta Canis Majoris is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of its most luminous and prominent members.
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C.
Epsilon Scuti
Epsilon Scuti is a relatively faint star located in the small southern constellation Scutum.
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D.
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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E.
Gamma Canis Majoris
Gamma Canis Majoris, also known as Muliphein, is a relatively faint blue-white star in the constellation Canis Major that forms part of the celestial "Great Dog" near the bright star Sirius.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Epsilon Canis Majoris Description of subject: Epsilon Canis Majoris, also known as Adhara, is a bright blue-white giant star and one of the most luminous stars visible from Earth, located in the constellation Canis Major.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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