IK Pegasi
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IK Pegasi is a binary star system in the constellation Pegasus notable for containing a massive white dwarf companion that is considered a potential future Type Ia supernova candidate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IK Pegasi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23527813 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IK Pegasi Context triple: [Pegasus, containsStar, IK Pegasi]
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IM Pegasi
IM Pegasi is a nearby RS Canum Venaticorum-type binary star system in the constellation Pegasus, notable for its strong radio emissions and use as the guide star for the Gravity Probe B relativity experiment.
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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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Eta Pegasi
Eta Pegasi, traditionally named Matar, is a bright binary star system in the constellation Pegasus visible to the naked eye.
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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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P Cygni
P Cygni is a luminous blue variable star and one of the most famous eruptive massive stars in the constellation Cygnus, known for its strong stellar winds and characteristic spectral line profile.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.