Lupus constellation
E459019
T Tauri star
constellation
eclipsing binary star
globular cluster
molecular cloud complex
multiple star system
open cluster
southern sky constellation
spectroscopic binary star
star
substellar companion
supernova remnant
The Lupus constellation is a southern sky constellation representing a wolf, located near Scorpius and Centaurus and visible primarily from the Southern Hemisphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lupus constellation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4617537 — 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: Lupus constellation Context triple: [Gould Belt, encompasses, Lupus constellation]
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A.
Kasterborous constellation
The Kasterborous constellation is a fictional region of space in the Doctor Who universe that contains the Time Lords’ home planet, Gallifrey.
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B.
Carina constellation
The Carina constellation is a prominent southern sky constellation known for containing the bright star Canopus and rich star-forming regions such as the Carina Nebula.
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C.
Perseus constellation
Perseus constellation is a prominent northern sky constellation named after the Greek mythological hero Perseus, known for containing the famous variable star Algol and the Double Cluster.
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D.
Scutum constellation
Scutum is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, notable for lying along the Milky Way and containing rich star fields and deep-sky objects.
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E.
Corona Borealis
Corona Borealis is a small but distinctive northern constellation known for its semicircular arc of stars, often associated in mythology with Ariadne’s crown.
- 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: Lupus constellation Target entity description: The Lupus constellation is a southern sky constellation representing a wolf, located near Scorpius and Centaurus and visible primarily from the Southern Hemisphere.
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A.
Kasterborous constellation
The Kasterborous constellation is a fictional region of space in the Doctor Who universe that contains the Time Lords’ home planet, Gallifrey.
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B.
Carina constellation
The Carina constellation is a prominent southern sky constellation known for containing the bright star Canopus and rich star-forming regions such as the Carina Nebula.
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C.
Perseus constellation
Perseus constellation is a prominent northern sky constellation named after the Greek mythological hero Perseus, known for containing the famous variable star Algol and the Double Cluster.
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D.
Scutum constellation
Scutum is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, notable for lying along the Milky Way and containing rich star fields and deep-sky objects.
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E.
Corona Borealis
Corona Borealis is a small but distinctive northern constellation known for its semicircular arc of stars, often associated in mythology with Ariadne’s crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
T Tauri star
ⓘ
constellation ⓘ eclipsing binary star ⓘ globular cluster ⓘ globular cluster ⓘ molecular cloud complex ⓘ multiple star system ⓘ open cluster ⓘ open cluster ⓘ southern sky constellation ⓘ spectroscopic binary star ⓘ star ⓘ star ⓘ substellar companion ⓘ supernova remnant ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Lup ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude |
2.3
ⓘ
2.7 ⓘ |
| area | approximately 334 square degrees ⓘ |
| bestSeenAtLatitudeRange | from +35° to −90° ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth | June ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Centaurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Circinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ Libra NERFINISHED ⓘ Norma NERFINISHED ⓘ Scorpius NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum Australe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Alpha Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogued | Lupus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Alpha Lupi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beta Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ Epsilon Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ Eta Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ GQ Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamma Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kappa Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupus dark clouds ⓘ Mu Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5749 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5822 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5824 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5986 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nu Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ Phi1 Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ Phi2 Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ Pi Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ Psi Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ Rho Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ Theta Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeta Lupi NERFINISHED ⓘ supernova remnant SN 1006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culminationSeason | late southern autumn and winter ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately −30° to −55° ⓘ |
| eclipticProximity | near the ecliptic ⓘ |
| family | Hercules family of constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genitive | Lupi ⓘ |
| hasCompanion | GQ Lupi b NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNo |
bright Messier objects
ⓘ
first-magnitude stars ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility | primarily Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
depicted as a wild animal held by Centaurus
ⓘ
once considered part of Centaurus ⓘ |
| includedIn | Ptolemy 48 constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | wolf ⓘ |
| meteorShowersAssociated | none prominent ⓘ |
| name | Lupus ⓘ |
| neighboringConstellation |
Centaurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Circinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ Libra NERFINISHED ⓘ Norma NERFINISHED ⓘ Scorpius NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum Australe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedYear | 1006 ⓘ |
| originOfName | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | IAU 88 modern constellations ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 46 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 14h to 16h ⓘ |
| spectralType |
B1.5III
ⓘ
B2III ⓘ |
| symbolism | wolf ⓘ |
| visibleBetweenLatitudes | +35° and −90° ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: Lupus constellation Description of subject: The Lupus constellation is a southern sky constellation representing a wolf, located near Scorpius and Centaurus and visible primarily from the Southern Hemisphere.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.