Upper Centaurus–Lupus
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Upper Centaurus–Lupus is a nearby, young stellar subgroup rich in massive, hot stars and ongoing star formation, located within the larger Scorpius–Centaurus OB association.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Upper Centaurus–Lupus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5362900 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upper Centaurus–Lupus Context triple: [Scorpius–Centaurus OB association, containsStellarSubgroup, Upper Centaurus–Lupus]
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Upper Scorpius
Upper Scorpius is a nearby, young stellar subgroup rich in massive, hot stars and active star formation, located within the larger Scorpius–Centaurus OB association.
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B.
Cygnus
Cygnus is a genus of large waterfowl commonly known as swans, recognized for their long necks, graceful appearance, and association with lakes and rivers across the Northern Hemisphere.
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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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Praesepe
Praesepe is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, also known as the Beehive Cluster, visible to the naked eye as a hazy patch in the night sky.
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E.
Centaurus
Centaurus is a prominent southern sky constellation known for containing the bright stars Alpha and Beta Centauri and the closest star system to the Sun, Proxima Centauri.
- 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: Upper Centaurus–Lupus Target entity description: Upper Centaurus–Lupus is a nearby, young stellar subgroup rich in massive, hot stars and ongoing star formation, located within the larger Scorpius–Centaurus OB association.
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Upper Scorpius
Upper Scorpius is a nearby, young stellar subgroup rich in massive, hot stars and active star formation, located within the larger Scorpius–Centaurus OB association.
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B.
Cygnus
Cygnus is a genus of large waterfowl commonly known as swans, recognized for their long necks, graceful appearance, and association with lakes and rivers across the Northern Hemisphere.
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C.
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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D.
Praesepe
Praesepe is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, also known as the Beehive Cluster, visible to the naked eye as a hazy patch in the night sky.
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E.
Centaurus
Centaurus is a prominent southern sky constellation known for containing the bright stars Alpha and Beta Centauri and the closest star system to the Sun, Proxima Centauri.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
OB subgroup
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stellar association ⓘ stellar moving group ⓘ |
| age |
approximately 15 million years
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young stellar population ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
local bubble formation scenarios
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nearby supernova history ⓘ |
| contains | massive OB stars that have undergone supernova ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 140 parsecs
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approximately 450 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticRegion | Gould Belt region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberCount | several hundred identified stellar members ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
contains A-type stars
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contains B-type stars ⓘ contains OB-type stars ⓘ contains low-mass T Tauri stars ⓘ contains pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ expanding association ⓘ kinematically coherent group ⓘ nearby to the Sun ⓘ ongoing star formation ⓘ rich in hot stars ⓘ rich in massive stars ⓘ spatially extended over tens of degrees on the sky ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
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Solar neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation |
Centaurus
NERFINISHED
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Lupus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Scorpius–Centaurus complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringSubgroup |
Lower Centaurus–Crux
NERFINISHED
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Upper Scorpius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Gaia mission
NERFINISHED
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Hipparcos satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scorpius–Centaurus OB association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchTopicIn |
feedback of massive stars on the interstellar medium
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initial mass function in young associations ⓘ star formation ⓘ stellar kinematics ⓘ |
| starFormationStatus | recent and possibly ongoing star formation ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | dominated by B-type and A-type stars with numerous low-mass stars ⓘ |
| usedAs |
benchmark for nearby OB associations
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laboratory for studying early stellar evolution ⓘ laboratory for studying massive star feedback ⓘ |
| velocityDispersion | low internal velocity dispersion typical of young associations ⓘ |
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Subject: Upper Centaurus–Lupus Description of subject: Upper Centaurus–Lupus is a nearby, young stellar subgroup rich in massive, hot stars and ongoing star formation, located within the larger Scorpius–Centaurus OB association.
Referenced by (1)
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