SAO 132542
E1564591
UNEXPLORED
SAO 132542 is a catalog designation for Kappa Orionis, a bright blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SAO 132542 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22997836 — 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 132542 Context triple: [Kappa Orionis, catalogDesignation, SAO 132542]
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A.
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.
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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 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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D.
SAO 132220
SAO 132220 is a catalog designation for Mintaka, one of the three prominent stars forming Orion’s Belt in the constellation Orion.
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E.
SAO 173047
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.
- 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 132542 Target entity description: SAO 132542 is a catalog designation for Kappa Orionis, a bright blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion.
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A.
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.
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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 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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D.
SAO 132220
SAO 132220 is a catalog designation for Mintaka, one of the three prominent stars forming Orion’s Belt in the constellation Orion.
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E.
SAO 173047
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.