HIP 42402
E1579991
UNEXPLORED
HIP 42402 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Asellus Borealis, a star in the constellation Cancer that forms part of the Beehive Cluster region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HIP 42402 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22999670 — 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: HIP 42402 Context triple: [Asellus Borealis, hasCatalogDesignation, HIP 42402]
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A.
HIP 40526
HIP 40526 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Altarf, a prominent star in the constellation Cancer.
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B.
HIP 43103
HIP 43103 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Gamma Cancri, a star in the constellation Cancer.
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C.
HIP 44127
HIP 44127 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Alpha Cancri, a multiple star system in the constellation Cancer.
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D.
HIP 4872
HIP 4872 is a distant star system that was selected as one of the targets for the interstellar radio message project Cosmic Call 2003.
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E.
HIP 44066
HIP 44066 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Acubens, a multiple star system in the constellation Cancer that serves as one of its primary named 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: HIP 42402 Target entity description: HIP 42402 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Asellus Borealis, a star in the constellation Cancer that forms part of the Beehive Cluster region.
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A.
HIP 40526
HIP 40526 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Altarf, a prominent star in the constellation Cancer.
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B.
HIP 43103
HIP 43103 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Gamma Cancri, a star in the constellation Cancer.
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C.
HIP 44127
HIP 44127 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Alpha Cancri, a multiple star system in the constellation Cancer.
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D.
HIP 4872
HIP 4872 is a distant star system that was selected as one of the targets for the interstellar radio message project Cosmic Call 2003.
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E.
HIP 44066
HIP 44066 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Acubens, a multiple star system in the constellation Cancer that serves as one of its primary named stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.