Alpha Carinae
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Alpha Carinae, better known as Canopus, is the second-brightest star in the night sky and a luminous supergiant in the constellation Carina.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alpha Carinae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12104157 — 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: Alpha Carinae Context triple: [Κάνωπος, bayerDesignation, Alpha Carinae]
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A.
Alpha Crucis
Alpha Crucis is the brightest star in the Southern Cross constellation and one of the key stars depicted on the Australian national flag.
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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.
Delta Centauri
Delta Centauri is a bright blue-white giant star in the southern constellation Centaurus, visible to the naked eye and notable as one of its prominent stellar members.
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D.
Eta Canis Majoris
Eta Canis Majoris, also known as Aludra, is a luminous blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of its brightest members.
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E.
Zeta Canis Majoris
Zeta Canis Majoris, also known as Furud, is a bright B-type main-sequence star in the constellation Canis Major.
- 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: Alpha Carinae Target entity description: Alpha Carinae, better known as Canopus, is the second-brightest star in the night sky and a luminous supergiant in the constellation Carina.
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A.
Alpha Crucis
Alpha Crucis is the brightest star in the Southern Cross constellation and one of the key stars depicted on the Australian national flag.
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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.
Delta Centauri
Delta Centauri is a bright blue-white giant star in the southern constellation Centaurus, visible to the naked eye and notable as one of its prominent stellar members.
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D.
Eta Canis Majoris
Eta Canis Majoris, also known as Aludra, is a luminous blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of its brightest members.
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E.
Zeta Canis Majoris
Zeta Canis Majoris, also known as Furud, is a bright B-type main-sequence star in the constellation Canis Major.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.