Ursa Major family
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The Ursa Major family is a group of constellations in the northern sky, organized around Ursa Major and sharing common mythological and positional associations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ursa Major family canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1206484 — 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: Ursa Major family Context triple: [Cancer, IAUConstellationFamily, Ursa Major family]
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A.
Pleiades
The Pleiades are a famous open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, often known as the Seven Sisters in Greek mythology.
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B.
Hyades
The Hyades are a sisterhood of nymphs in Greek mythology, best known for their association with rain and their representation as a prominent open star cluster in the constellation Taurus.
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C.
Canis Major
Canis Major is a prominent southern sky constellation often associated with the "Great Dog" and containing Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
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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.
Kasterborous constellation
The Kasterborous constellation is a fictional region of space in the Doctor Who universe that contains the Time Lords’ home planet, Gallifrey.
- 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: Ursa Major family Target entity description: The Ursa Major family is a group of constellations in the northern sky, organized around Ursa Major and sharing common mythological and positional associations.
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A.
Pleiades
The Pleiades are a famous open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, often known as the Seven Sisters in Greek mythology.
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B.
Hyades
The Hyades are a sisterhood of nymphs in Greek mythology, best known for their association with rain and their representation as a prominent open star cluster in the constellation Taurus.
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C.
Canis Major
Canis Major is a prominent southern sky constellation often associated with the "Great Dog" and containing Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
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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.
Kasterborous constellation
The Kasterborous constellation is a fictional region of space in the Doctor Who universe that contains the Time Lords’ home planet, Gallifrey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constellation family
ⓘ
group of constellations ⓘ |
| definedBy | positional associations in the northern sky ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
mythologically associated constellations
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northern-sky constellations ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Andromeda
ⓘ
Aquarius ⓘ Aquila ⓘ Aries ⓘ Auriga ⓘ Bootes ⓘ Camelopardalis ⓘ Cancer ⓘ Canes Venatici ⓘ Canis Venatici ⓘ
linked to:
Canes Venatici
Capricornus ⓘ
linked to:
constellation Capricornus
Cassiopeia ⓘ Centaurus ⓘ Cepheus ⓘ Coma Berenices ⓘ Corona Borealis ⓘ Corvus ⓘ Crater ⓘ Crux ⓘ Cygnus ⓘ Delphinus ⓘ Draco ⓘ Equuleus ⓘ Gemini ⓘ Hercules ⓘ Hydra ⓘ Lacerta ⓘ Leo ⓘ Leo Minor ⓘ Libra ⓘ Lynx ⓘ Lyra ⓘ Ophiuchus ⓘ Orion ⓘ Pegasus ⓘ Perseus ⓘ Pisces ⓘ Sagitta ⓘ Sagittarius ⓘ Scorpius ⓘ Scutum ⓘ Serpens ⓘ Sextans ⓘ Taurus ⓘ Ursa Major ⓘ Ursa Minor ⓘ Virgo ⓘ Vulpecula ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ursa Major ⓘ |
| organizedAround | Ursa Major ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ursa Major family Description of subject: The Ursa Major family is a group of constellations in the northern sky, organized around Ursa Major and sharing common mythological and positional associations.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.