Fornax constellation
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The Fornax constellation is a faint southern sky constellation representing a furnace, notable for containing the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy and several important deep-sky objects.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fornax | 3 |
| Fornax constellation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5219465 — 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: Fornax constellation Context triple: [Fornax Dwarf Galaxy, locatedIn, Fornax constellation]
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A.
Vela constellation
The Vela constellation is a southern sky constellation representing the sails of a ship, notable for containing the Vela Supernova Remnant and several bright stars and deep-sky objects.
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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.
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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D.
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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E.
Chamaeleon constellation
The Chamaeleon constellation is a small, faint southern-sky constellation best known as a nearby star-forming region rich in dark molecular clouds and young stellar objects.
- 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: Fornax constellation Target entity description: The Fornax constellation is a faint southern sky constellation representing a furnace, notable for containing the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy and several important deep-sky objects.
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A.
Vela constellation
The Vela constellation is a southern sky constellation representing the sails of a ship, notable for containing the Vela Supernova Remnant and several bright stars and deep-sky objects.
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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.
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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D.
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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E.
Chamaeleon constellation
The Chamaeleon constellation is a small, faint southern-sky constellation best known as a nearby star-forming region rich in dark molecular clouds and young stellar objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constellation
ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ southern sky constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | For ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude |
about 3.85
ⓘ
about 4.46 ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 398 ⓘ |
| borderingConstellation |
Cetus
NERFINISHED
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Eridanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ Piscis Austrinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sculptor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Alpha Fornacis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Fornax A (radio galaxy)
NERFINISHED
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Fornax Cluster of galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ Fornax Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1049 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1097 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1291 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1316 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1350 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1360 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1365 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1399 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1404 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1427A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationDate | 18th century ⓘ |
| declination | about −30 degrees ⓘ |
| family | La Caille family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Fornacis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasThreeLetterCode | For ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| IAUApprovalYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| IAUConstellation | yes ⓘ |
| isCircumpolarFrom | high southern latitudes ⓘ |
| isZodiacal | no ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Fornax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meteorShower | Fornacids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | furnace ⓘ |
| originalName | Fornax Chemica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNameMeaning | chemical furnace ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 41st largest constellation ⓘ |
| rightAscension | about 2.7 hours ⓘ |
| secondBrightestStar | Beta Fornacis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralType | F8IV ⓘ |
| visibility | best visible in November ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fornax constellation Description of subject: The Fornax constellation is a faint southern sky constellation representing a furnace, notable for containing the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy and several important deep-sky objects.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fornax
this entity surface form:
Fornax
this entity surface form:
Fornax