V* del Ori
E540368
V* del Ori is the variable star designation for Delta Orionis, a bright multiple star system that forms the westernmost star in Orion’s Belt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| V* del Ori canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5723620 — 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: V* del Ori Context triple: [Mintaka, variableStarDesignation, V* del Ori]
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A.
Odeleite
Odeleite is a civil parish in the Algarve region of southern Portugal, known for its rural landscape and proximity to the Guadiana River.
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B.
Ocar
Ocar is a small coastal settlement on the Caribbean island of Bequia in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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C.
Tejo
Tejo is the Portuguese name for the Tagus River, the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula that flows through Spain and Portugal into the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Echenique
Echenique is a Spanish-language surname of Basque origin borne by various notable figures in politics, arts, and public life across the Spanish-speaking world.
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E.
Tuyo
"Tuyo" is a bolero-style song by Rodrigo Amarante, best known as the haunting opening theme of the television series *Narcos*.
- 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: V* del Ori Target entity description: V* del Ori is the variable star designation for Delta Orionis, a bright multiple star system that forms the westernmost star in Orion’s Belt.
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A.
Odeleite
Odeleite is a civil parish in the Algarve region of southern Portugal, known for its rural landscape and proximity to the Guadiana River.
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B.
Ocar
Ocar is a small coastal settlement on the Caribbean island of Bequia in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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C.
Tejo
Tejo is the Portuguese name for the Tagus River, the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula that flows through Spain and Portugal into the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Echenique
Echenique is a Spanish-language surname of Basque origin borne by various notable figures in politics, arts, and public life across the Spanish-speaking world.
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E.
Tuyo
"Tuyo" is a bolero-style song by Rodrigo Amarante, best known as the haunting opening theme of the television series *Narcos*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eclipsing binary
ⓘ
spectroscopic binary ⓘ variable star ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Delta Orionis
ⓘ
Mintaka ⓘ δ Orionis ⓘ
linked to:
Delta Orionis
|
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 2.2 ⓘ |
| BayerDesignation | Delta Orionis ⓘ |
| bestViewingSeason | northern winter ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation |
HD 36486
ⓘ
HIP 25930 ⓘ HR 1852 ⓘ |
| componentOfAsterism |
Orion’s Belt
ⓘ
linked to:
Orion Belt region
|
| constellation | Orion ⓘ |
| declination | about −00° 18′ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 1,200 light-years
ⓘ
about 360 parsecs ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStatus | evolved massive star (primary) ⓘ |
| FlamsteedDesignation | 34 Orionis ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | young massive stars ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Delta Orionis A
ⓘ
linked to:
Delta Orionis
Delta Orionis B ⓘ
linked to:
Delta Orionis
Delta Orionis C ⓘ
linked to:
Delta Orionis
|
| hasPhotometricVariability | yes ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility | best seen from Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milky Way ⓘ |
| positionInAsterism | westernmost star of Orion’s Belt ⓘ |
| primaryComponentLuminosity | hundreds of thousands of times the Sun’s luminosity ⓘ |
| primaryComponentMass | several tens of solar masses ⓘ |
| rightAscension | about 05h 32m ⓘ |
| spectralType |
O9.5 II (primary component)
ⓘ
early B-type (secondary components) ⓘ |
| spectroscopicFeatures | strong helium and hydrogen lines typical of O-type stars ⓘ |
| systemType | triple star system (at least) ⓘ |
| variabilityAmplitude | small amplitude in visible light ⓘ |
| variableType |
eclipsing binary
ⓘ
ellipsoidal variable ⓘ |
| visibility | naked-eye star ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: V* del Ori Description of subject: V* del Ori is the variable star designation for Delta Orionis, a bright multiple star system that forms the westernmost star in Orion’s Belt.
Referenced by (1)
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