Wezen
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Wezen is a bright supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of its most luminous members.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wezen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5259947 — 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: Wezen Context triple: [Canis Major, contains, Wezen]
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A.
Woensel
Woensel is a large residential district in the northern part of the Dutch city of Eindhoven, known for its diverse population and extensive post-war housing.
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B.
Zesgehuchten
Zesgehuchten was a former village and municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant, now part of the city of Geldrop-Mierlo.
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C.
Maashees
Maashees is a small village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, situated along the river Meuse and known for its rural character and historic church.
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D.
De Kwakel
De Kwakel is a small village in the Dutch province of North Holland, known for its rural character and proximity to the town of Uithoorn.
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E.
Laarks
Laarks is an American indie rock band known for its layered, experimental sound and connections to other Midwest alternative music projects.
- 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: Wezen Target entity description: Wezen is a bright supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of its most luminous members.
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A.
Woensel
Woensel is a large residential district in the northern part of the Dutch city of Eindhoven, known for its diverse population and extensive post-war housing.
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B.
Zesgehuchten
Zesgehuchten was a former village and municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant, now part of the city of Geldrop-Mierlo.
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C.
Maashees
Maashees is a small village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, situated along the river Meuse and known for its rural character and historic church.
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D.
De Kwakel
De Kwakel is a small village in the Dutch province of North Holland, known for its rural character and proximity to the town of Uithoorn.
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E.
Laarks
Laarks is an American indie rock band known for its layered, experimental sound and connections to other Midwest alternative music projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
luminous supergiant
ⓘ
star ⓘ yellow-white supergiant ⓘ |
| belongsToGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evolvesFrom | massive main-sequence star ⓘ |
| evolvesTo | red supergiant ⓘ |
| hasAbsoluteMagnitude_V | −6.9 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Delta Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitude | 1.83 ⓘ |
| hasBayerDesignation | δ Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColorIndex_BV | +0.67 ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | −26° 23′ 36″ ⓘ |
| hasDistanceFromEarth_ly | ~1600 ⓘ |
| hasDistanceFromEarth_pc | ~490 ⓘ |
| hasEffectiveTemperature_K | ~5800 ⓘ |
| hasFlamsteedDesignation | Delta Canis Majoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLatitude_deg | −11 ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLongitude_deg | 238 ⓘ |
| hasHDNumber | HD 54605 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHIPNumber | HIP 34444 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHRNumber | HR 2693 ⓘ |
| hasLuminosity_solar | ~50,000 ⓘ |
| hasMass_solar | ~17 ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | derived from Arabic "al-wazn" meaning "the weight" ⓘ |
| hasParallax_mas | ~2.0 ⓘ |
| hasProperMotion_Dec_mas_per_yr | +4 ⓘ |
| hasProperMotion_RA_mas_per_yr | −3 ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity_km_per_s | ~34 ⓘ |
| hasRadius_solar | ~200 ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | 07h 08m 23s ⓘ |
| hasSpectralType | F8Iab ⓘ |
| hasStellarClassification | F-type supergiant ⓘ |
| isAmongMostLuminousIn | Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCatalogedIn |
Bright Star Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| isLargerThan | the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMoreLuminousThan | the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMoreMassiveThan | the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfAsterism | Canis Major main figure ⓘ |
| isVisibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| willEndAs | core-collapse supernova ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Wezen Description of subject: Wezen is a bright supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of its most luminous members.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.