Ascella
E111361
Ascella is a prominent multiple star system in the constellation Sagittarius, known for being one of its brightest and most easily visible stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ascella canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T869245 — 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: Ascella Context triple: [Sagittarius, brightStar, Ascella]
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A.
Barellan
Barellan is a small rural town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its grain farming and association with tennis champion Evonne Goolagong-Cawley.
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B.
Evessa
Evessa is a professional basketball team based in Osaka, Japan, competing in the B.League.
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C.
Meliae
The Meliae are nymphs from Greek mythology associated with ash trees and often linked to the early generations of humanity and rustic woodland life.
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D.
Lozanella
Lozanella is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Central and South America.
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E.
Ihnasya
Ihnasya is a city in Egypt known for its location within the Beni Suef Governorate along the Nile Valley.
- 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: Ascella Target entity description: Ascella is a prominent multiple star system in the constellation Sagittarius, known for being one of its brightest and most easily visible stars.
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A.
Barellan
Barellan is a small rural town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its grain farming and association with tennis champion Evonne Goolagong-Cawley.
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B.
Evessa
Evessa is a professional basketball team based in Osaka, Japan, competing in the B.League.
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C.
Meliae
The Meliae are nymphs from Greek mythology associated with ash trees and often linked to the early generations of humanity and rustic woodland life.
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D.
Lozanella
Lozanella is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Central and South America.
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E.
Ihnasya
Ihnasya is a city in Egypt known for its location within the Beni Suef Governorate along the Nile Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
multiple star system
ⓘ
star system in Sagittarius ⓘ stellar system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Zeta Sagittarii
ⓘ
Zeta Sagittarii ⓘ
surface form:
ζ Sagittarii
Zeta Sagittarii ⓘ
surface form:
ζ Sgr
|
| apparentMagnitude | approximately +2.6 ⓘ |
| astronomicalObjectType | main-sequence star system ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Sagittarius Star Cloud
ⓘ
surface form:
Sagittarius star field
|
| brightnessRankInSagittarius | one of the brightest stars in Sagittarius ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation |
Zeta Sagittarii
ⓘ
Zeta Sagittarii ⓘ
surface form:
ζ Sgr
|
| celestialCategory |
multiple star
ⓘ
star ⓘ |
| colorIndex | white ⓘ |
| componentCount | multiple components ⓘ |
| componentType | binary star as main component ⓘ |
| constellation | Sagittarius ⓘ |
| culturalRole | navigation star ⓘ |
| declination | approximately −29° ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 27.5 parsecs
ⓘ
approximately 90 light-years ⓘ |
| eclipticProximity | lies close to the ecliptic plane ⓘ |
| galacticLocation | Milky Way ⓘ |
| hasNakedEyeVisibility | true ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility | best seen from the Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| isInZodiacBand | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Sagittarius
ⓘ
surface form:
constellation Sagittarius
|
| locationInSky | near the ecliptic ⓘ |
| notableProperty |
forms part of the recognizable star pattern of Sagittarius
ⓘ
one of the visually brightest stars in Sagittarius ⓘ |
| observability |
circumpolar from some southern latitudes
ⓘ
visible in summer from mid-northern latitudes ⓘ |
| properMotion | exhibits measurable proper motion ⓘ |
| rightAscension | approximately 19h 02m ⓘ |
| skyPosition | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| spectralTypePrimary | A-type star ⓘ |
| visibility | easily visible to the naked eye ⓘ |
| visibilityCondition | visible without optical aid under dark skies ⓘ |
| zodiacAssociation |
Sagittarius
ⓘ
surface form:
zodiac constellation Sagittarius
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ascella Description of subject: Ascella is a prominent multiple star system in the constellation Sagittarius, known for being one of its brightest and most easily visible stars.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.