Draco
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Draco is a faint northern constellation named after the Latin word for "dragon," winding between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor in the night sky.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Draco canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5670680 — 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: Draco Context triple: [Draco Dwarf Galaxy, locatedInConstellation, Draco]
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A.
Draco Malfoy
Draco Malfoy is a pure-blood Slytherin student at Hogwarts known for his snobbish attitude, rivalry with Harry Potter, and eventual moral conflict as the series progresses.
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B.
Rubeus
Rubeus is the first name of Rubeus Hagrid, the half-giant gamekeeper and Care of Magical Creatures professor at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series.
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C.
Scorpius Malfoy
Scorpius Malfoy is the son of Draco Malfoy who becomes a central character in the later Harry Potter universe, particularly in the stage play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
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D.
Snape
Snape is a small village in Suffolk, England, known for its historic Snape Maltings complex and annual Aldeburgh music festival events.
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E.
Severus
Severus (Libius Severus) was a Western Roman Emperor who ruled from 461 to 465 AD during the empire’s late, turbulent decline.
- 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: Draco Target entity description: Draco is a faint northern constellation named after the Latin word for "dragon," winding between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor in the night sky.
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A.
Draco Malfoy
Draco Malfoy is a pure-blood Slytherin student at Hogwarts known for his snobbish attitude, rivalry with Harry Potter, and eventual moral conflict as the series progresses.
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B.
Rubeus
Rubeus is the first name of Rubeus Hagrid, the half-giant gamekeeper and Care of Magical Creatures professor at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series.
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C.
Scorpius Malfoy
Scorpius Malfoy is the son of Draco Malfoy who becomes a central character in the later Harry Potter universe, particularly in the stage play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
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D.
Snape
Snape is a small village in Suffolk, England, known for its historic Snape Maltings complex and annual Aldeburgh music festival events.
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E.
Severus
Severus (Libius Severus) was a Western Roman Emperor who ruled from 461 to 465 AD during the empire’s late, turbulent decline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constellation
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northern constellation ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 1083 ⓘ |
| associatedMythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| bordersConstellation |
Bootes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Camelopardalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cepheus NERFINISHED ⓘ Corona Borealis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cygnus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynx NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyra NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursa Major NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursa Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Eltanin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | about 2.2 ⓘ |
| brightestStarDesignation | Gamma Draconis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CatsEyeNebulaDesignation | NGC 6543 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circumpolarFromLatitude | mid-northern latitudes ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject |
Cat's Eye Nebula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Draco Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5866 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5907 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMessierObject |
M101 (historically misattributed)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M102 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsNorthEclipticPole | true ⓘ |
| declinationRange | about +47° to +86° ⓘ |
| DracoDwarfGalaxyType | spheroidal dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| etymology | Latin word for "dragon" ⓘ |
| IAUAbbreviation | Dra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IAUConstellationFamily | Ursa Major family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IAUGenitive | Draconis ⓘ |
| LadonRole | dragon guarding the golden apples of the Hesperides ⓘ |
| liesBetween |
Ursa Major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ursa Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedInWork | Almagest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSkyRegion | northern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| meaning | dragon ⓘ |
| mythologicalFigure | Ladon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableStar |
Rastaban
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thuban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMainStars | about 14 ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 8 ⓘ |
| RastabanDesignation | Beta Draconis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | about 11h to 20h ⓘ |
| ThubanDesignation | Alpha Draconis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ThubanHistoricalRole | former north pole star ⓘ |
| ThubanPoleStarEpoch | around 2700 BCE ⓘ |
| visibleFromLatitudeRange | +90° to −15° approximately ⓘ |
| visibleInSeason |
northern autumn
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northern spring ⓘ northern summer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Draco Description of subject: Draco is a faint northern constellation named after the Latin word for "dragon," winding between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor in the night sky.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cygnus