Beta Capricorni
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Beta Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye and often used as a reference point in the southern sky.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| β Capricorni | 2 |
| Beta Capricorni canonical | 1 |
| Beta Capricorni A | 1 |
| Beta Capricorni B | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2233496 — 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: Beta Capricorni Context triple: [Capricornus, notableStar, Beta Capricorni]
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A.
Delta Capricorni
Delta Capricorni is a multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, notable as its most luminous star and commonly known by the traditional name Deneb Algedi.
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B.
Alpha Capricorni
Alpha Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye as a single star but actually composed of two widely separated components.
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C.
Beta Crucis
Beta Crucis, also known as Mimosa, is a bright blue giant star in the Southern Cross constellation and one of the most prominent navigational stars in the southern sky.
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D.
Beta Cancri
Beta Cancri is a prominent orange giant star in the constellation Cancer, notable as one of its most luminous and easily visible members.
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E.
Gamma Crucis
Gamma Crucis is a bright red giant star in the constellation Crux, prominently visible as one of the main stars forming the Southern Cross.
- 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: Beta Capricorni Target entity description: Beta Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye and often used as a reference point in the southern sky.
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A.
Delta Capricorni
Delta Capricorni is a multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, notable as its most luminous star and commonly known by the traditional name Deneb Algedi.
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B.
Alpha Capricorni
Alpha Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye as a single star but actually composed of two widely separated components.
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C.
Beta Crucis
Beta Crucis, also known as Mimosa, is a bright blue giant star in the Southern Cross constellation and one of the most prominent navigational stars in the southern sky.
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D.
Beta Cancri
Beta Cancri is a prominent orange giant star in the constellation Cancer, notable as one of its most luminous and easily visible members.
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E.
Gamma Crucis
Gamma Crucis is a bright red giant star in the constellation Crux, prominently visible as one of the main stars forming the Southern Cross.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
main-sequence star
ⓘ
multiple star system ⓘ star ⓘ star ⓘ stellar system ⓘ supergiant star ⓘ |
| apparentColor | yellow-white ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | approximately 3.05 ⓘ |
| BayerDesignation |
Beta Capricorni
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
β Capricorni
|
| belongsToAsterism |
constellation Capricornus
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surface form:
Capricornus constellation pattern
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| catalogDesignation |
HD 204075
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HIP 105515 ⓘ HR 7776 ⓘ |
| celestialQuadrant | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| colorIndexBminusV | approximately +1.0 ⓘ |
| component |
Beta Capricorni
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Beta Capricorni A
Beta Capricorni self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Beta Capricorni B
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| constellation | Capricornus ⓘ |
| declination | approximately −14° 47′ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 100 parsecs
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approximately 328 light-years ⓘ |
| epoch | J2000.0 ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | used ⓘ |
| etymology | traditional name Dabih derives from Arabic "al-dhābiḥ" meaning "the butcher" ⓘ |
| FlamsteedDesignation | 8 Capricorni ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | Milky Way ⓘ |
| hasMultipleComponents | yes ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalName | Dabih ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility |
lower northern latitudes
ⓘ
southern hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
surface form:
Milky Way galaxy
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| luminosityClass |
Ib
ⓘ
V ⓘ |
| nakedEyeMagnitudeRange | about 3rd magnitude ⓘ |
| observationalUse |
naked-eye navigation aid
ⓘ
reference star for amateur astronomy ⓘ |
| otherName |
Dabih
ⓘ
Beta Capricorni ⓘ
surface form:
β Capricorni
|
| parallax | approximately 9.8 milliarcseconds ⓘ |
| properMotionDec | small negative ⓘ |
| properMotionRA | small positive ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | approximately −20 km/s ⓘ |
| rightAscension | approximately 20h 21m ⓘ |
| spectralType |
B8V
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G8Ib ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference point in the southern sky ⓘ |
| variableStarStatus | not known as a major variable star ⓘ |
| visibility | visible to the naked eye ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beta Capricorni Description of subject: Beta Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye and often used as a reference point in the southern sky.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Capricornus
this entity surface form:
β Capricorni
this entity surface form:
Beta Capricorni A
this entity surface form:
Beta Capricorni B
this entity surface form:
β Capricorni