Κάνωπος
E288260
Κάνωπος είναι η ελληνική ονομασία του αστέρα Κάνωπου, του δεύτερου λαμπρότερου αστέρα στον νυχτερινό ουρανό, που ανήκει στον αστερισμό της Τρόπιδος.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Κάνωπος canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2679841 — 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: Κάνωπος Context triple: [Canopus, ancientNameInGreek, Κάνωπος]
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A.
Κρεῖος
Κρεῖος is the Greek name for Crius, one of the twelve original Titans of Greek mythology associated with the constellations and the heavens.
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B.
Karpenisi
Karpenisi is a small mountainous town in central Greece known for its scenic landscapes, winter sports, and traditional Greek character.
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C.
Karyes
Karyes is the principal administrative and spiritual center of the monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece.
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D.
Karystos
Karystos is a coastal town on the southern tip of the Greek island of Euboea, known for its natural harbor, marble quarries, and archaeological remains.
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E.
Tzoumerka
Tzoumerka is a mountainous region in the Epirus area of northwestern Greece, known for its rugged peaks, traditional stone villages, and scenic gorges.
- 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: Κάνωπος Target entity description: Κάνωπος είναι η ελληνική ονομασία του αστέρα Κάνωπου, του δεύτερου λαμπρότερου αστέρα στον νυχτερινό ουρανό, που ανήκει στον αστερισμό της Τρόπιδος.
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A.
Κρεῖος
Κρεῖος is the Greek name for Crius, one of the twelve original Titans of Greek mythology associated with the constellations and the heavens.
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B.
Karpenisi
Karpenisi is a small mountainous town in central Greece known for its scenic landscapes, winter sports, and traditional Greek character.
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C.
Karyes
Karyes is the principal administrative and spiritual center of the monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece.
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D.
Karystos
Karystos is a coastal town on the southern tip of the Greek island of Euboea, known for its natural harbor, marble quarries, and archaeological remains.
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E.
Tzoumerka
Tzoumerka is a mountainous region in the Epirus area of northwestern Greece, known for its rugged peaks, traditional stone villages, and scenic gorges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
αστέρας
ⓘ
αστέρας φασματικού τύπου A ⓘ λαμπρός αστέρας ⓘ υπεργίγαντας ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | −5.71 ⓘ |
| age_Myr | ~25 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | −0.74 ⓘ |
| bayerDesignation |
Alpha Carinae
ⓘ
α Carinae ⓘ
linked to:
Eta Carinae
|
| belongsToConstellation |
Carina
ⓘ
Τρόπις ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | νότιος ουράνιος ημισφαίριος ⓘ |
| colorIndexB−V | +0.15 ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | σημαντικός αστέρας στην ελληνική ναυτική παράδοση ⓘ |
| declination_J2000 | −52° 41′ 44″ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_ly | ~310 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_pc | ~95 ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature_K | ~7350 ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinatesEpoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | δίσκος Γαλαξία ⓘ |
| greekNameOf | Canopus ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | Suhail ⓘ |
| hasFlamsteedNumber | none ⓘ |
| hasGreekMythologyConnection | Ναυτικός Κάνωπος της Τροίας ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Κάνωπος ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Canopus ⓘ |
| hasProperMotion | yes ⓘ |
| is | δεύτερος λαμπρότερος αστέρας στον νυχτερινό ουρανό ⓘ |
| isNavigationStar | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | ουράνια σφαίρα ⓘ |
| isSingleStar | πιθανότατα ⓘ |
| isVariableStar | όχι σημαντικά μεταβλητός ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Γαλαξίας ⓘ |
| luminosity_solar | ~10,000 ⓘ |
| mass_solar | ~8 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Κάνωπος (μυθικός κυβερνήτης του Μενελάου) ⓘ |
| notVisibleFrom | μεσαία και υψηλά γεωγραφικά πλάτη του βόρειου ημισφαιρίου ⓘ |
| radius_solar | ~71 ⓘ |
| rankByBrightness | 2 ⓘ |
| rightAscension_J2000 | 06h 23m 57.1s ⓘ |
| spectralType | A9II ⓘ |
| usedFor | ναυσιπλοΐα στην αρχαιότητα ⓘ |
| usedIn | ευθυγράμμιση διαστημικών σκαφών (π.χ. Voyager, Cassini) ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
νότιο ημισφαίριο
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χαμηλά γεωγραφικά πλάτη του βόρειου ημισφαιρίου ⓘ |
| visibleSeason_NorthernHemisphereLowLat | χειμώνας ⓘ |
| visibleSeason_SouthernHemisphere | καλοκαίρι και φθινόπωρο ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Κάνωπος Description of subject: Κάνωπος είναι η ελληνική ονομασία του αστέρα Κάνωπου, του δεύτερου λαμπρότερου αστέρα στον νυχτερινό ουρανό, που ανήκει στον αστερισμό της Τρόπιδος.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.