Northern Celestial Hemisphere
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The Northern Celestial Hemisphere is the half of the sky north of the celestial equator, containing many prominent constellations and the north celestial pole.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Northern Hemisphere | 9 |
| Northern Celestial Hemisphere canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Northern Celestial Hemisphere Context triple: [Cancer, locatedIn, Northern Celestial Hemisphere]
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Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth lying north of the equator, containing most of the planet’s landmass, population, and many of its major continents and climate zones.
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Eastern Hemisphere
The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that lies east of the Prime Meridian and west of the 180th meridian, encompassing most of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
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Kaus Borealis
Kaus Borealis is a prominent star in the constellation Sagittarius, marking the northernmost point of the constellation’s characteristic “Teapot” asterism.
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Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the half of Earth located south of the equator, encompassing parts of all major oceans and continents and characterized by reversed seasons compared to the Northern Hemisphere.
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Western Hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere is the half of Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the 180th meridian, encompassing the Americas and parts of western Europe and Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Northern Celestial Hemisphere Target entity description: The Northern Celestial Hemisphere is the half of the sky north of the celestial equator, containing many prominent constellations and the north celestial pole.
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A.
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth lying north of the equator, containing most of the planet’s landmass, population, and many of its major continents and climate zones.
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B.
Eastern Hemisphere
The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that lies east of the Prime Meridian and west of the 180th meridian, encompassing most of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
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C.
Kaus Borealis
Kaus Borealis is a prominent star in the constellation Sagittarius, marking the northernmost point of the constellation’s characteristic “Teapot” asterism.
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D.
Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the half of Earth located south of the equator, encompassing parts of all major oceans and continents and characterized by reversed seasons compared to the Northern Hemisphere.
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E.
Western Hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere is the half of Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the 180th meridian, encompassing the Americas and parts of western Europe and Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical region
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celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| contains |
Altair
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Andromeda ⓘ Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ Aquila ⓘ Auriga ⓘ Bootes ⓘ Cancer ⓘ Cassiopeia ⓘ Cepheus ⓘ Coma Cluster ⓘ Crab Nebula ⓘ Cygnus ⓘ Deneb ⓘ Double Cluster ⓘ
surface form:
Double Cluster in Perseus
Draco ⓘ Gemini ⓘ Hercules ⓘ Hyades ⓘ
surface form:
Hyades star cluster
Leo ⓘ Lyra ⓘ North America Nebula ⓘ North Ecliptic Pole ⓘ Orion ⓘ Pegasus ⓘ Perseus ⓘ Pleiades ⓘ
surface form:
Pleiades star cluster
Polaris ⓘ Ring Nebula ⓘ Taurus ⓘ Ursa Major ⓘ Ursa Minor ⓘ Ursa Minor ⓘ
surface form:
Ursa Minor constellation asterism Little Dipper
Vega ⓘ Virgo Cluster ⓘ Ursa Major ⓘ
surface form:
asterism Big Dipper
most circumpolar constellations for northern observers ⓘ north celestial pole ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinate system ⓘ |
| declinationRange | 0 degrees to +90 degrees ⓘ |
| hasBoundary | celestial equator ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | the half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator ⓘ |
| isDividedFrom | Southern Celestial Hemisphere by celestial equator ⓘ |
| isOppositeOf | Southern Celestial Hemisphere ⓘ |
| isPartOf | celestial sphere ⓘ |
| moreCompletelyVisibleFrom | high northern terrestrial latitudes ⓘ |
| rightAscensionCoverage | 0 hours to 24 hours ⓘ |
| usedIn |
astronomy
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astrophotography planning ⓘ celestial navigation ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | geographic latitudes north of the terrestrial equator ⓘ |
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Subject: Northern Celestial Hemisphere Description of subject: The Northern Celestial Hemisphere is the half of the sky north of the celestial equator, containing many prominent constellations and the north celestial pole.
Referenced by (10)
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