Puppis
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Puppis is a southern constellation representing the stern of the mythological ship Argo Navis, notable for its rich fields of stars and nebulae in the Milky Way.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puppis canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5259976 — 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: Puppis Context triple: [Canis Major, borderedBy, Puppis]
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A.
Octans
Octans is a faint southern-sky constellation best known for containing the south celestial pole.
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B.
Piscis Austrinus
Piscis Austrinus is a southern constellation traditionally depicted as a fish and best known for containing the bright star Fomalhaut.
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C.
Microscopium
Microscopium is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, representing a microscope and introduced in the 18th century by the astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.
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D.
Corona Australis
Corona Australis is a small, southern constellation near the Milky Way, notable for its distinctive arc of stars and associated dark molecular cloud complex rich in star formation.
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E.
Cygnis Insignis
Cygnis Insignis is the Latin motto of Western Australia, traditionally translated as “Distinguished by the Swan” and referring to the state’s emblematic black swan.
- 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: Puppis Target entity description: Puppis is a southern constellation representing the stern of the mythological ship Argo Navis, notable for its rich fields of stars and nebulae in the Milky Way.
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A.
Octans
Octans is a faint southern-sky constellation best known for containing the south celestial pole.
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B.
Piscis Austrinus
Piscis Austrinus is a southern constellation traditionally depicted as a fish and best known for containing the bright star Fomalhaut.
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C.
Microscopium
Microscopium is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, representing a microscope and introduced in the 18th century by the astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.
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D.
Corona Australis
Corona Australis is a small, southern constellation near the Milky Way, notable for its distinctive arc of stars and associated dark molecular cloud complex rich in star formation.
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E.
Cygnis Insignis
Cygnis Insignis is the Latin motto of Western Australia, traditionally translated as “Distinguished by the Swan” and referring to the state’s emblematic black swan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constellation
ⓘ
southern constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Pup ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | approximately 673 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | IAU 88 modern constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Canis Major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carina NERFINISHED ⓘ Columba NERFINISHED ⓘ Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictor NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyxis NERFINISHED ⓘ Vela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Zeta Puppis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Collinder 135
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Collinder 140 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gum Nebula (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 93 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2451 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2477 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2546 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nu Puppis NERFINISHED ⓘ Pi Puppis NERFINISHED ⓘ Pi Puppis cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ Puppis A supernova remnant NERFINISHED ⓘ RX J0720.4-3125 NERFINISHED ⓘ Rho Puppis NERFINISHED ⓘ T Puppis NERFINISHED ⓘ Vela Pulsar (near boundary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vela Supernova Remnant (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeta Puppis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately −11° to −51° ⓘ |
| formerPartOf | Argo Navis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Puppis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesOn | galactic plane ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | stern (of a ship) ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
nebulae
ⓘ
numerous open clusters ⓘ rich star fields ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quadrant | SQ2 ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 20th largest constellation ⓘ |
| represents | stern of the mythological ship Argo Navis ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 7h to 8h ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Argo Navis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separationAttributedTo | Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleBestIn | February ⓘ |
| zodiacal | false ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Puppis Description of subject: Puppis is a southern constellation representing the stern of the mythological ship Argo Navis, notable for its rich fields of stars and nebulae in the Milky Way.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carina
subject surface form:
Carina