Piscis Volans
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Piscis Volans is the original Latin name for the southern sky constellation now known simply as Volans, representing a flying fish.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Piscis Volans canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19261012 — 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: Piscis Volans Context triple: [Volans, originalName, Piscis Volans]
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A.
Antlia
Antlia is a faint southern constellation representing an air pump, located near the constellations Hydra and Vela.
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B.
Piscis Austrinus
Piscis Austrinus is a southern constellation traditionally depicted as a fish and best known for containing the bright star Fomalhaut.
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C.
Ophiuchus
Ophiuchus is a large equatorial constellation often depicted as a serpent-bearer and sometimes referred to as the "13th sign" of the zodiac.
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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.
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E.
Hyas
Hyas is a figure in Greek mythology, often associated with the Hyades as their brother and linked to myths explaining the origin of certain constellations or rain-bringing stars.
- 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: Piscis Volans Target entity description: Piscis Volans is the original Latin name for the southern sky constellation now known simply as Volans, representing a flying fish.
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A.
Antlia
Antlia is a faint southern constellation representing an air pump, located near the constellations Hydra and Vela.
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B.
Piscis Austrinus
Piscis Austrinus is a southern constellation traditionally depicted as a fish and best known for containing the bright star Fomalhaut.
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C.
Ophiuchus
Ophiuchus is a large equatorial constellation often depicted as a serpent-bearer and sometimes referred to as the "13th sign" of the zodiac.
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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.
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E.
Hyas
Hyas is a figure in Greek mythology, often associated with the Hyades as their brother and linked to myths explaining the origin of certain constellations or rain-bringing stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.