Beta Muscae
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Beta Muscae is a bright blue-white multiple star system in the southern constellation Musca, visible to the naked eye in the southern sky.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beta Muscae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8717144 — 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: Beta Muscae Context triple: [Musca, containsStar, Beta Muscae]
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A.
Alpha Muscae
Alpha Muscae is a hot, blue-white B-type giant star in the southern constellation Musca, notable as its most luminous member.
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B.
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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C.
Eta Serpentis
Eta Serpentis is a bright K-type giant star located in the tail region of the constellation Serpens.
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D.
Beta Tucanae
Beta Tucanae is a multiple star system in the southern constellation Tucana, visible to the naked eye and notable for its bright, closely spaced stellar components.
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E.
Kappa Tucanae
Kappa Tucanae is a star system located in the southern constellation Tucana.
- 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: Beta Muscae Target entity description: Beta Muscae is a bright blue-white multiple star system in the southern constellation Musca, visible to the naked eye in the southern sky.
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A.
Alpha Muscae
Alpha Muscae is a hot, blue-white B-type giant star in the southern constellation Musca, notable as its most luminous member.
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B.
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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C.
Eta Serpentis
Eta Serpentis is a bright K-type giant star located in the tail region of the constellation Serpens.
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D.
Beta Tucanae
Beta Tucanae is a multiple star system in the southern constellation Tucana, visible to the naked eye and notable for its bright, closely spaced stellar components.
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E.
Kappa Tucanae
Kappa Tucanae is a star system located in the southern constellation Tucana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | multiple star system ⓘ |
| angularSeparation_arcsec | 1.0 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeRange | 3.0–3.1 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 3.05 ⓘ |
| bayerDesignation | β Muscae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogIdentifier |
HD 119439
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HIP 67005 NERFINISHED ⓘ HR 5156 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | blue-white ⓘ |
| component |
Beta Muscae A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beta Muscae B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Musca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellationFamily | Bayer constellation Musca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −68° 06′ 29″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | John Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_ly | 340 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_pc | 104 ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature_K | 20000 ⓘ |
| epoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| flamsteedDesignation | 7 Muscae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude_deg | −7.0 ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude_deg | 301.0 ⓘ |
| hasProperName | no widely used traditional name ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| isPartOf | southern circumpolar sky (for high southern latitudes) ⓘ |
| location | southern sky ⓘ |
| luminosityClass | V ⓘ |
| luminosityMultipleOfSun | about 4000 (combined) ⓘ |
| massMultipleOfSun | about 7 (combined) ⓘ |
| multiplicity | binary star system ⓘ |
| neighboringConstellation |
Centaurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chamaeleon NERFINISHED ⓘ Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod_years | 194 ⓘ |
| parallax_mas | 9.6 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 46m 16s ⓘ |
| spectralClass | B2V ⓘ |
| spectralTypeComponentA | B2V ⓘ |
| spectralTypeComponentB | B3V ⓘ |
| variableStar | no ⓘ |
| visibility | visible to the naked eye ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beta Muscae Description of subject: Beta Muscae is a bright blue-white multiple star system in the southern constellation Musca, visible to the naked eye in the southern sky.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.