HD 57238
E1441476
UNEXPLORED
HD 57238 is a bright, evolved B-type supergiant star located in the constellation Canis Major.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HD 57238 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20612846 — 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: HD 57238 Context triple: [Omicron2 Canis Majoris, otherName, HD 57238]
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A.
HD 37128
HD 37128, better known as Alnilam, is a luminous blue supergiant star forming the central star of Orion’s Belt in the constellation Orion.
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B.
HD 35468
HD 35468 is the bright blue giant star Bellatrix, one of the prominent stars forming the constellation Orion.
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C.
HD 35343
HD 35343 is a luminous blue variable star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, best known as the prototype S Doradus.
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D.
HD 69267
HD 69267, better known by its traditional name Altarf, is an orange K-type giant star in the constellation Cancer.
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E.
HD 23850
HD 23850 is a massive, young, hot star located in the Perseus constellation and belonging to the Perseus OB2 stellar association.
- 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: HD 57238 Target entity description: HD 57238 is a bright, evolved B-type supergiant star located in the constellation Canis Major.
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A.
HD 37128
HD 37128, better known as Alnilam, is a luminous blue supergiant star forming the central star of Orion’s Belt in the constellation Orion.
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B.
HD 35468
HD 35468 is the bright blue giant star Bellatrix, one of the prominent stars forming the constellation Orion.
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C.
HD 35343
HD 35343 is a luminous blue variable star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, best known as the prototype S Doradus.
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D.
HD 69267
HD 69267, better known by its traditional name Altarf, is an orange K-type giant star in the constellation Cancer.
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E.
HD 23850
HD 23850 is a massive, young, hot star located in the Perseus constellation and belonging to the Perseus OB2 stellar association.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.