16 Canis Majoris
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16 Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major, better known by its traditional name Muliphein.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 16 Canis Majoris canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20612626 — 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: 16 Canis Majoris Context triple: [Muliphein, hasFlamsteedDesignation, 16 Canis Majoris]
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A.
Beta Canis Majoris
Beta Canis Majoris is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of its most luminous and prominent members.
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B.
Canis Majoris
Canis Majoris is a Latin genitive name most commonly associated with the bright-star-rich constellation Canis Major, home to Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
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C.
Tau Canis Majoris
Tau Canis Majoris is a very luminous, massive blue-white multiple star system located in the constellation Canis Major and is one of the brightest members of the open cluster NGC 2362.
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D.
Eta Canis Majoris
Eta Canis Majoris, also known as Aludra, is a luminous blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of its brightest members.
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E.
Zeta Canis Majoris
Zeta Canis Majoris, also known as Furud, is a bright B-type main-sequence star in the constellation Canis Major.
- 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: 16 Canis Majoris Target entity description: 16 Canis Majoris is a star in the constellation Canis Major, better known by its traditional name Muliphein.
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A.
Beta Canis Majoris
Beta Canis Majoris is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of its most luminous and prominent members.
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B.
Canis Majoris
Canis Majoris is a Latin genitive name most commonly associated with the bright-star-rich constellation Canis Major, home to Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
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C.
Tau Canis Majoris
Tau Canis Majoris is a very luminous, massive blue-white multiple star system located in the constellation Canis Major and is one of the brightest members of the open cluster NGC 2362.
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D.
Eta Canis Majoris
Eta Canis Majoris, also known as Aludra, is a luminous blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of its brightest members.
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E.
Zeta Canis Majoris
Zeta Canis Majoris, also known as Furud, is a bright B-type main-sequence star in the constellation Canis Major.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.