Epsilon Cygni
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Epsilon Cygni is an orange giant star in the constellation Cygnus, visible to the naked eye and commonly known by the traditional name Gienah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Epsilon Cygni canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16692504 — 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: Epsilon Cygni Context triple: [Cygnus, containsStar, Epsilon Cygni]
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A.
Epsilon Scuti
Epsilon Scuti is a relatively faint star located in the small southern constellation Scutum.
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B.
Epsilon Sagittarii
Epsilon Sagittarii is a prominent binary star system in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of its most luminous and easily visible stars.
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C.
Delta Cygni
Delta Cygni is a multiple star system in the constellation Cygnus, notable as one of its brighter stars and a future candidate for the Northern Pole Star due to Earth's axial precession.
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D.
Gamma Cygni
Gamma Cygni is a bright supergiant star located near the center of the constellation Cygnus, forming part of the Northern Cross asterism.
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E.
Zeta Cygni
Zeta Cygni is a bright binary star system in the constellation Cygnus, consisting of a yellow giant primary and a white dwarf companion.
- 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: Epsilon Cygni Target entity description: Epsilon Cygni is an orange giant star in the constellation Cygnus, visible to the naked eye and commonly known by the traditional name Gienah.
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A.
Epsilon Scuti
Epsilon Scuti is a relatively faint star located in the small southern constellation Scutum.
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B.
Epsilon Sagittarii
Epsilon Sagittarii is a prominent binary star system in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of its most luminous and easily visible stars.
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C.
Delta Cygni
Delta Cygni is a multiple star system in the constellation Cygnus, notable as one of its brighter stars and a future candidate for the Northern Pole Star due to Earth's axial precession.
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D.
Gamma Cygni
Gamma Cygni is a bright supergiant star located near the center of the constellation Cygnus, forming part of the Northern Cross asterism.
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E.
Zeta Cygni
Zeta Cygni is a bright binary star system in the constellation Cygnus, consisting of a yellow giant primary and a white dwarf companion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cygnus