Lesser Dog
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Lesser Dog is the English name for Canis Minor, a small constellation in the northern sky best known for containing the bright star Procyon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lesser Dog canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6174933 — 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: Lesser Dog Context triple: [Canis Minor, englishName, Lesser Dog]
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A.
Black Dogs
"Black Dogs" is a 1992 novel by Ian McEwan that explores the aftermath of World War II and the clash between rationalism and spiritual belief through the story of a troubled marriage.
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B.
The Dogs
The Dogs is a nickname commonly used for sports teams or groups whose mascots or identities are associated with dogs, often evoking toughness and loyalty.
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C.
White Dog
White Dog is a crime novel in the Jack Irish series by Australian author Peter Temple, featuring the Melbourne lawyer and debt-collector embroiled in a complex investigation.
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D.
Big Dog
Big Dog is the nickname of Tony Pérez, the Hall of Fame Cuban-American first baseman best known as a key run producer for the Cincinnati Reds’ “Big Red Machine” teams of the 1970s.
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E.
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog is a satirical science fiction novella by Mikhail Bulgakov that critiques Soviet society through the story of a stray dog transformed into a human.
- 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: Lesser Dog Target entity description: Lesser Dog is the English name for Canis Minor, a small constellation in the northern sky best known for containing the bright star Procyon.
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A.
Black Dogs
"Black Dogs" is a 1992 novel by Ian McEwan that explores the aftermath of World War II and the clash between rationalism and spiritual belief through the story of a troubled marriage.
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B.
The Dogs
The Dogs is a nickname commonly used for sports teams or groups whose mascots or identities are associated with dogs, often evoking toughness and loyalty.
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C.
White Dog
White Dog is a crime novel in the Jack Irish series by Australian author Peter Temple, featuring the Melbourne lawyer and debt-collector embroiled in a complex investigation.
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D.
Big Dog
Big Dog is the nickname of Tony Pérez, the Hall of Fame Cuban-American first baseman best known as a key run producer for the Cincinnati Reds’ “Big Red Machine” teams of the 1970s.
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E.
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog is a satirical science fiction novella by Mikhail Bulgakov that critiques Soviet society through the story of a stray dog transformed into a human.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asterism
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constellation ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | Orion family of constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersConstellation |
Cancer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gemini NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStar |
Gomeisa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Procyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | CMi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArea | about 183 square degrees ⓘ |
| hasBrightestStar | Procyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | one of Orion’s hunting dogs ⓘ |
| hasDeclinationRange | about +0° to +13° ⓘ |
| hasEclipticLatitude | far from the ecliptic ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Lesser Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenitiveForm | Canis Minoris ⓘ |
| hasHemisphereVisibility | visible from most inhabited regions of Earth ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Canis Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | the lesser dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableDeepSkyObject |
NGC 2485 (galaxy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 2508 (galaxy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | contains one of the brightest stars in the night sky, Procyon ⓘ |
| hasNotableObject |
Procyon A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Procyon B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMainStars | 2 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMessierObjects | 0 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStarsWithPlanets | at least 1 ⓘ |
| hasRankByArea | 71st of the 88 constellations ⓘ |
| hasRightAscensionRange | about 7 hours ⓘ |
| hasZodiacStatus | non-zodiacal constellation ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithFigure |
Canis Major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithMythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| isBestSeenAtLatitudeRange | 90° to −75° ⓘ |
| isCataloguedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedIn |
Northern Celestial Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern sky ⓘ |
| isPartOf | modern 88 constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVisibleInMonth |
February
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March ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lesser Dog Description of subject: Lesser Dog is the English name for Canis Minor, a small constellation in the northern sky best known for containing the bright star Procyon.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.