SAO 173047
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UNEXPLORED
SAO 173047 is a catalog designation for Adhara, a bright blue giant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of the most luminous stars visible to the naked eye.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SAO 173047 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20612757 — 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: SAO 173047 Context triple: [Adhara, hasSAODesignation, SAO 173047]
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A.
SAO 113271
SAO 113271 is the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) Star Catalog designation for the red supergiant star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion.
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B.
SAO 130564
SAO 130564 is a star listed in the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, corresponding to the bright star HR 1084.
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C.
SAO 186707
SAO 186707 is a catalog designation for Delta Sagittarii, a bright giant star in the constellation Sagittarius.
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D.
SAO 112740
SAO 112740 is the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory catalog designation for Bellatrix, a prominent blue giant star in the constellation Orion.
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E.
SAO 132444
SAO 132444 is the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory catalog designation for Alnitak, the bright multiple star that forms the easternmost part of Orion’s Belt.
- 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: SAO 173047 Target entity description: SAO 173047 is a catalog designation for Adhara, a bright blue giant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of the most luminous stars visible to the naked eye.
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A.
SAO 113271
SAO 113271 is the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) Star Catalog designation for the red supergiant star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion.
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B.
SAO 130564
SAO 130564 is a star listed in the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, corresponding to the bright star HR 1084.
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C.
SAO 186707
SAO 186707 is a catalog designation for Delta Sagittarii, a bright giant star in the constellation Sagittarius.
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D.
SAO 112740
SAO 112740 is the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory catalog designation for Bellatrix, a prominent blue giant star in the constellation Orion.
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E.
SAO 132444
SAO 132444 is the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory catalog designation for Alnitak, the bright multiple star that forms the easternmost part of Orion’s Belt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.