Perseus constellation

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constellation equatorial constellation northern sky constellation

Perseus constellation is a prominent northern sky constellation named after the Greek mythological hero Perseus, known for containing the famous variable star Algol and the Double Cluster.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Perseus constellation canonical	9
Perseus constellation region	3
Perseus family of constellations	2
constellation Perseus	2
PerseusConstellation	1
h Persei and χ Persei	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1146526 — 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: Perseus constellation
Context triple: [Perseus, constellation, Perseus constellation]

A. Kasterborous constellation
The Kasterborous constellation is a fictional region of space in the Doctor Who universe that contains the Time Lords’ home planet, Gallifrey.
B. Scutum constellation
Scutum is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, notable for lying along the Milky Way and containing rich star fields and deep-sky objects.
C. constellation Tucana
Constellation Tucana is a faint southern sky constellation best known for containing the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way’s nearest dwarf galaxy neighbors.
D. Monoceros
Monoceros is a faint constellation of the celestial equator known for containing several notable nebulae and star-forming regions, located between Orion and Hydra.
E. 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.
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: Perseus constellation
Target entity description: Perseus constellation is a prominent northern sky constellation named after the Greek mythological hero Perseus, known for containing the famous variable star Algol and the Double Cluster.

A. Kasterborous constellation
The Kasterborous constellation is a fictional region of space in the Doctor Who universe that contains the Time Lords’ home planet, Gallifrey.
B. Scutum constellation
Scutum is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, notable for lying along the Milky Way and containing rich star fields and deep-sky objects.
C. constellation Tucana
Constellation Tucana is a faint southern sky constellation best known for containing the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way’s nearest dwarf galaxy neighbors.
D. Monoceros
Monoceros is a faint constellation of the celestial equator known for containing several notable nebulae and star-forming regions, located between Orion and Hydra.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constellation ⓘ equatorial constellation ⓘ northern sky constellation ⓘ
abbreviation	Per ⓘ
areaSquareDegrees	615 ⓘ
associatedWith	Perseus myth ⓘ story of Perseus and Andromeda ⓘ
belongsTo	IAU constellations ⓘ linked to: IAU 88 modern constellations list Ptolemaic constellations ⓘ linked to: Ptolemy’s 48 constellations
bestSeenIn	autumn ⓘ winter ⓘ
borderedBy	Andromeda constellation ⓘ linked to: constellation Andromeda Aries constellation ⓘ linked to: Aries Auriga constellation ⓘ linked to: Auriga Camelopardalis constellation ⓘ linked to: Camelopardalis Cassiopeia constellation ⓘ linked to: Cassiopeia Pisces constellation ⓘ linked to: Pisces Taurus constellation ⓘ linked to: Taurus Triangulum constellation ⓘ linked to: Triangulum
contains	3C 84 ⓘ Abell 426 ⓘ Algol ⓘ Alpha Persei ⓘ Beta Persei ⓘ California Nebula ⓘ Double Cluster ⓘ GK Persei ⓘ IC 348 ⓘ Mirfak ⓘ NGC 1275 ⓘ linked to: Perseus Cluster NGC 1333 ⓘ NGC 1499 ⓘ NGC 869 ⓘ NGC 884 ⓘ Nova Persei 1901 ⓘ Perseus Cluster of galaxies ⓘ linked to: Perseus Cluster Perseus OB2 association ⓘ Perseus molecular cloud ⓘ linked to: Perseus molecular cloud complex
declinationRange	+30° to +59° ⓘ
genitiveForm	Persei ⓘ linked to: o Persei
hemisphere	Northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
IAUCode	Per ⓘ
namedAfter	Greek mythological hero Perseus ⓘ Perseus ⓘ
notableFor	Double Cluster ⓘ variable star Algol ⓘ
peakVisibilityMonth	December ⓘ
quadrant	NQ1 ⓘ
rankByArea	24 ⓘ
rightAscensionRange	01h 29m to 04h 51m ⓘ
symbolizes	hero Perseus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Perseus → constellation → Perseus constellation ⓘ

Gould Belt → encompasses → Perseus constellation ⓘ

Double Cluster → catalogDesignation → h Persei and χ Persei ⓘ