8 Capricorni
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8 Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus, also known by the Bayer designation Beta Capricorni.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 8 Capricorni canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10697269 — 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 Capricorni Context triple: [Beta Capricorni, FlamsteedDesignation, 8 Capricorni]
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A.
U Sagittarii
U Sagittarii is a classical Cepheid variable star in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its periodic brightness variations used to measure cosmic distances.
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B.
ε Sagittarii
ε Sagittarii is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Sagittarius, visible to the naked eye and traditionally known by the name Kaus Australis.
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C.
Sagittarius serpentarius
Sagittarius serpentarius, commonly known as the secretarybird, is a large, long-legged bird of prey native to sub-Saharan Africa, famous for its terrestrial hunting and distinctive crest of head feathers.
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D.
Skorpios
Skorpios is a privately owned Greek island in the Ionian Sea, famously associated with Aristotle Onassis and his family.
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E.
Merkur Scorpio
The Merkur Scorpio is a mid-size executive car produced by Ford's German Merkur brand in the late 1980s, known for its advanced features and comfortable ride.
- 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 Capricorni Target entity description: 8 Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus, also known by the Bayer designation Beta Capricorni.
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A.
U Sagittarii
U Sagittarii is a classical Cepheid variable star in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its periodic brightness variations used to measure cosmic distances.
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B.
ε Sagittarii
ε Sagittarii is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Sagittarius, visible to the naked eye and traditionally known by the name Kaus Australis.
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C.
Sagittarius serpentarius
Sagittarius serpentarius, commonly known as the secretarybird, is a large, long-legged bird of prey native to sub-Saharan Africa, famous for its terrestrial hunting and distinctive crest of head feathers.
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D.
Skorpios
Skorpios is a privately owned Greek island in the Ionian Sea, famously associated with Aristotle Onassis and his family.
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E.
Merkur Scorpio
The Merkur Scorpio is a mid-size executive car produced by Ford's German Merkur brand in the late 1980s, known for its advanced features and comfortable ride.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | star ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Beta Capricorni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dabih NERFINISHED ⓘ β Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | approximately 3.05 ⓘ |
| approximateMass | several times solar mass ⓘ |
| BayerDesignation | β Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToAsterism | Capricornus pattern ⓘ |
| catalogIdentifier |
HD 204075
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HIP 105515 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 7776 ⓘ SAO 164565 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorIndex | blue-white ⓘ |
| component |
Beta Capricorni A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beta Capricorni B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Capricornus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −14° (approximate) ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 100 parsecs
ⓘ
approximately 328 light-years ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | usedForPosition ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStage | giant or bright giant star ⓘ |
| FlamsteedDesignation | 8 Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | thin disk star ⓘ |
| hasBayerDesignation | β Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompanion | Beta Capricorni B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFlamsteedDesignation | 8 Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIAURecognizedName | Dabih NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperName | Dabih NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpectralClass | B-type ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| isBrightStarIn | Capricornus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter | Arabic word "dhabīḥ" (the butcher) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milky Way ⓘ |
| observedFromEarth | true ⓘ |
| refersTo | 8 Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 20h 21m (approximate) ⓘ |
| spectralType | B8II-III ⓘ |
| traditionalName | Dabih NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| variableStarStatus | not known as a major variable star ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
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: 8 Capricorni Description of subject: 8 Capricorni is a star in the constellation Capricornus, also known by the Bayer designation Beta Capricorni.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.