Alpha Canis Minoris
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Alpha Canis Minoris is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, commonly known as Procyon, and is one of the closest bright stars to Earth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Procyon | 3 |
| Alpha Canis Minoris canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6174966 — 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: Alpha Canis Minoris Context triple: [Procyon, bayerDesignation, Alpha Canis Minoris]
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A.
Alpha Monocerotis
Alpha Monocerotis is a relatively bright giant star located in the constellation Monoceros, visible to the naked eye under good conditions.
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B.
Kappa Tucanae
Kappa Tucanae is a star system located in the southern constellation Tucana.
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C.
Delta Canis Majoris
Delta Canis Majoris, also known as Wezen, is a bright F-type supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major that forms part of the prominent winter sky near Sirius.
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D.
Gamma Monocerotis
Gamma Monocerotis is a relatively bright star in the constellation Monoceros, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point within this faint region of the night sky.
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E.
Eta Canis Majoris
Eta Canis Majoris, also known as Aludra, is a luminous blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of its brightest members.
- 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: Alpha Canis Minoris Target entity description: Alpha Canis Minoris is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, commonly known as Procyon, and is one of the closest bright stars to Earth.
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A.
Alpha Monocerotis
Alpha Monocerotis is a relatively bright giant star located in the constellation Monoceros, visible to the naked eye under good conditions.
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B.
Kappa Tucanae
Kappa Tucanae is a star system located in the southern constellation Tucana.
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C.
Delta Canis Majoris
Delta Canis Majoris, also known as Wezen, is a bright F-type supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major that forms part of the prominent winter sky near Sirius.
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D.
Gamma Monocerotis
Gamma Monocerotis is a relatively bright star in the constellation Monoceros, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point within this faint region of the night sky.
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E.
Eta Canis Majoris
Eta Canis Majoris, also known as Aludra, is a luminous blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of its brightest members.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
binary star system
ⓘ
bright star ⓘ main-sequence star ⓘ proper star name ⓘ star system ⓘ white dwarf ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitude |
2.66
ⓘ
2.66 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alpha CMi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gliese 280 NERFINISHED ⓘ HD 61421 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 2943 NERFINISHED ⓘ Procyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Procyon A and B NERFINISHED ⓘ α Canis Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude |
0.34
ⓘ
0.34 ⓘ |
| bayerDesignation | α Canis Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToAsterism | Winter Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogIdentifier |
HIP 37279
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SAO 115756 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorIndexB−V | 0.42 ⓘ |
| constellation | Canis Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +05° 13′ 30″ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 11.46 light-years
ⓘ
about 3.51 parsecs ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature |
about 6530 K
ⓘ
about 7740 K ⓘ |
| flamsteedDesignation | 10 Canis Minoris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Procyon A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Procyon B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBrightestStarIn | Canis Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfBrightestNearbyStars | true ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 6.9 times solar luminosity ⓘ |
| mass |
about 0.6 solar masses
ⓘ
about 1.5 solar masses ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 40.82 years ⓘ |
| parallax | about 285.93 milliarcseconds ⓘ |
| properMotionInDec | −1036.8 mas/yr ⓘ |
| properMotionInRA | −714.6 mas/yr ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | −3.2 km/s ⓘ |
| radius | about 2.0 solar radii ⓘ |
| rankByBrightness | eighth-brightest star in the night sky ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 07h 39m 18.1s ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | about 15.0 AU ⓘ |
| spectralType |
DQZ
ⓘ
F5 IV–V ⓘ |
| traditionalNameMeaning | before the dog ⓘ |
| traditionalNameOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alpha Canis Minoris Description of subject: Alpha Canis Minoris is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, commonly known as Procyon, and is one of the closest bright stars to Earth.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Procyon
this entity surface form:
Procyon
this entity surface form:
Procyon
this entity surface form:
Procyon