17 Monocerotis
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17 Monocerotis is a star in the constellation Monoceros, known as Alpha Monocerotis in the Bayer designation system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 17 Monocerotis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22621133 — 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: 17 Monocerotis Context triple: [Alpha Monocerotis, flamsteedDesignation, 17 Monocerotis]
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A.
S Monocerotis
S Monocerotis is a variable star system located in the constellation Monoceros, known for its brightness changes over time.
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B.
R Monocerotis
R Monocerotis is a young, variable T Tauri star in the constellation Monoceros that serves as the illuminating source of Hubble’s Variable Nebula.
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C.
14 Scorpii
14 Scorpii is a bright giant star in the constellation Scorpius, better known by its traditional name Sargas.
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D.
Lambda Muscae
Lambda Muscae is a relatively faint main-sequence star located in the southern constellation Musca.
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E.
Beta Monocerotis
Beta Monocerotis is a bright multiple-star system in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its visually striking trio of closely spaced, luminous stars.
- 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: 17 Monocerotis Target entity description: 17 Monocerotis is a star in the constellation Monoceros, known as Alpha Monocerotis in the Bayer designation system.
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A.
S Monocerotis
S Monocerotis is a variable star system located in the constellation Monoceros, known for its brightness changes over time.
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B.
R Monocerotis
R Monocerotis is a young, variable T Tauri star in the constellation Monoceros that serves as the illuminating source of Hubble’s Variable Nebula.
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C.
14 Scorpii
14 Scorpii is a bright giant star in the constellation Scorpius, better known by its traditional name Sargas.
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D.
Lambda Muscae
Lambda Muscae is a relatively faint main-sequence star located in the southern constellation Musca.
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E.
Beta Monocerotis
Beta Monocerotis is a bright multiple-star system in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its visually striking trio of closely spaced, luminous stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.