Lalande 21185
E1085639
UNEXPLORED
Lalande 21185 is a nearby red dwarf star in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for being one of the closest stars to the Sun.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lalande 21185 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14199667 — 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: Lalande 21185 Context triple: [Jérôme Lalande, hasStarNamedAfter, Lalande 21185]
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A.
Gliese 244
Gliese 244 is the Gliese Catalogue designation for Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky located in the constellation Canis Major.
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B.
Gliese 144
Gliese 144 is a nearby main-sequence star in the constellation Eridanus, notable for its inclusion in catalogs of stars close to the Sun.
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C.
HIP 61084
HIP 61084 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Epsilon Crucis, a bright giant star in the Southern Cross constellation.
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D.
Theta Eridani
Theta Eridani is a bright binary star system in the constellation Eridanus, visible to the naked eye and often used as a reference point in the southern sky.
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E.
HIP 60718
HIP 60718 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Alpha Crucis, the brightest star in the Southern Cross constellation.
- 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: Lalande 21185 Target entity description: Lalande 21185 is a nearby red dwarf star in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for being one of the closest stars to the Sun.
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A.
Gliese 244
Gliese 244 is the Gliese Catalogue designation for Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky located in the constellation Canis Major.
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B.
Gliese 144
Gliese 144 is a nearby main-sequence star in the constellation Eridanus, notable for its inclusion in catalogs of stars close to the Sun.
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C.
HIP 61084
HIP 61084 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Epsilon Crucis, a bright giant star in the Southern Cross constellation.
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D.
Theta Eridani
Theta Eridani is a bright binary star system in the constellation Eridanus, visible to the naked eye and often used as a reference point in the southern sky.
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E.
HIP 60718
HIP 60718 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Alpha Crucis, the brightest star in the Southern Cross constellation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.