Cancri
E137791
Cancri is the Latin genitive form of Cancer, used in astronomical naming to denote stars and other objects belonging to the constellation Cancer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cancri canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1206443 — 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: Cancri Context triple: [Cancer, genitiveForm, Cancri]
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A.
Scorpius
Scorpius is a prominent zodiac constellation in the southern sky, easily recognized by its curved "scorpion's tail" and bright red supergiant star Antares.
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B.
Cetus
Cetus is a large constellation in the equatorial region of the sky, often associated with a mythological sea monster or whale in Greek mythology.
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C.
Merkur Scorpio
The Merkur Scorpio is a mid-size executive car produced by Ford's German Merkur brand in the late 1980s, known for its advanced features and comfortable ride.
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D.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius is a prominent zodiac constellation in the southern sky, often depicted as an archer and notable for containing the direction of the Milky Way’s center.
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E.
Ophiuchus
Ophiuchus is a large equatorial constellation often depicted as a serpent-bearer and sometimes referred to as the "13th sign" of the zodiac.
- 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: Cancri Target entity description: Cancri is the Latin genitive form of Cancer, used in astronomical naming to denote stars and other objects belonging to the constellation Cancer.
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A.
Thyone
Thyone is the deified name of Semele, the mortal mother of Dionysus in Greek mythology who was later worshipped as a goddess.
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B.
Scorpius
Scorpius is a prominent zodiac constellation in the southern sky, easily recognized by its curved "scorpion's tail" and bright red supergiant star Antares.
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C.
Cetus
Cetus is a large constellation in the equatorial region of the sky, often associated with a mythological sea monster or whale in Greek mythology.
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D.
Merkur Scorpio
The Merkur Scorpio is a mid-size executive car produced by Ford's German Merkur brand in the late 1980s, known for its advanced features and comfortable ride.
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E.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius is a prominent zodiac constellation in the southern sky, often depicted as an archer and notable for containing the direction of the Milky Way’s center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin genitive form
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astronomical designation element ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
planetary system designations
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stellar designations ⓘ |
| belongsToConstellation | Cancer ⓘ |
| category | Latin astronomical genitives ⓘ |
| denotes | association with constellation Cancer ⓘ |
| exampleUsage |
4 Cancri
ⓘ
55 Cancri ⓘ Rho Cancri ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ |
| genitiveOf | Cancer ⓘ |
| grammaticalCase | genitive ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| notationPattern | "[Bayer or Flamsteed designation] Cancri" ⓘ |
| relatedForm | Cancer ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| semanticRole | indicates belonging to the constellation Cancer ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
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surface form:
International Astronomical Union naming conventions
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| usedFor |
exoplanet host stars in Cancer
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multiple star systems in Cancer ⓘ other astronomical objects in Cancer ⓘ stars in the constellation Cancer ⓘ variable stars in Cancer ⓘ |
| usedIn | astronomical naming ⓘ |
| usedSince | early modern astronomy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Cancri Description of subject: Cancri is the Latin genitive form of Cancer, used in astronomical naming to denote stars and other objects belonging to the constellation Cancer.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cancer