GK Per
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GK Per is a well-known cataclysmic variable star system in the constellation Perseus, famous for its 1901 nova outburst and subsequent dwarf nova eruptions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| GK Per canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22412859 — 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: GK Per Context triple: [GK Persei, catalogDesignation, GK Per]
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A.
Zeta Persei
Zeta Persei is a bright blue supergiant star in the constellation Perseus, notable as one of the more luminous and massive stars visible to the naked eye.
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B.
Theta Gruis
Theta Gruis is a bright star in the southern constellation Grus, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in that region of the sky.
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C.
Gamma Pegasi
Gamma Pegasi, traditionally named Algenib, is a hot blue subgiant star in the constellation Pegasus that forms one corner of the Great Square asterism.
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D.
YY Geminorum
YY Geminorum is a close eclipsing binary system of red dwarf stars that forms the faint third component of the Castor multiple star system in the constellation Gemini.
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E.
Lambda Gruis
Lambda Gruis is a relatively bright star located in the southern constellation of Grus.
- 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: GK Per Target entity description: GK Per is a well-known cataclysmic variable star system in the constellation Perseus, famous for its 1901 nova outburst and subsequent dwarf nova eruptions.
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A.
Zeta Persei
Zeta Persei is a bright blue supergiant star in the constellation Perseus, notable as one of the more luminous and massive stars visible to the naked eye.
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B.
Theta Gruis
Theta Gruis is a bright star in the southern constellation Grus, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in that region of the sky.
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C.
Gamma Pegasi
Gamma Pegasi, traditionally named Algenib, is a hot blue subgiant star in the constellation Pegasus that forms one corner of the Great Square asterism.
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D.
YY Geminorum
YY Geminorum is a close eclipsing binary system of red dwarf stars that forms the faint third component of the Castor multiple star system in the constellation Gemini.
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E.
Lambda Gruis
Lambda Gruis is a relatively bright star located in the southern constellation of Grus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.