β Aquarii
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β Aquarii, also known as Sadalsuud, is a luminous yellow supergiant star in the constellation Aquarius and one of its most prominent stellar members.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| β Aquarii canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10489001 — 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: β Aquarii Context triple: [Aquarius, brightestStar, β Aquarii]
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A.
Beta Geminorum
Beta Geminorum, also known as Pollux, is the brightest star in the constellation Gemini and an orange giant located relatively close to Earth.
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B.
Epsilon Sagittarii
Epsilon Sagittarii is a prominent binary star system in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of its most luminous and easily visible stars.
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C.
Alpha Eridani
Alpha Eridani, traditionally known as Achernar, is a bright, rapidly rotating blue-white star marking the southern end of the constellation Eridanus.
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Beta Eridani
Beta Eridani, traditionally known as Cursa, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Eridanus visible to the naked eye.
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E.
Delta Capricorni
Delta Capricorni is a multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, notable as its most luminous star and commonly known by the traditional name Deneb Algedi.
- 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: β Aquarii Target entity description: β Aquarii, also known as Sadalsuud, is a luminous yellow supergiant star in the constellation Aquarius and one of its most prominent stellar members.
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A.
Beta Geminorum
Beta Geminorum, also known as Pollux, is the brightest star in the constellation Gemini and an orange giant located relatively close to Earth.
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B.
Epsilon Sagittarii
Epsilon Sagittarii is a prominent binary star system in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of its most luminous and easily visible stars.
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C.
Alpha Eridani
Alpha Eridani, traditionally known as Achernar, is a bright, rapidly rotating blue-white star marking the southern end of the constellation Eridanus.
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D.
Beta Eridani
Beta Eridani, traditionally known as Cursa, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Eridanus visible to the naked eye.
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E.
Delta Capricorni
Delta Capricorni is a multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, notable as its most luminous star and commonly known by the traditional name Deneb Algedi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bayer-designated star
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star ⓘ supergiant star ⓘ traditional star name ⓘ |
| alternateNameOf | β Aquarii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToAsterism | Water Bearer pattern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitudeV | 2.87 ⓘ |
| hasBayerDesignation | β Aquarii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor | yellow ⓘ |
| hasConstellationAbbreviation | Aqr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstellationFamily |
Aquarius family
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Zodiac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | −05° 34′ 16″ ⓘ |
| hasDistanceFromEarth_ly | approximately 540 ⓘ |
| hasDistanceFromEarth_pc | approximately 165 ⓘ |
| hasEffectiveTemperature_K | about 5600 ⓘ |
| hasEquinox | J2000.0 ⓘ |
| hasFlamsteedDesignation | 30 Aquarii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGalacticPopulation | thin disk star ⓘ |
| hasHenryDraperDesignation | HD 204867 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHipparcosDesignation | HIP 106278 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHRDesignation | HR 8232 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLuminosity_solarLuminosity | about 2300 ⓘ |
| hasMass_solarMass | about 5.0 ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | the luckiest of the lucky ⓘ |
| hasMetallicity_FeH | around 0.0 ⓘ |
| hasName | Sadalsuud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParallax_mas | about 6.0 ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity_kmPerSec | about −6 ⓘ |
| hasRadius_solarRadius | about 47 ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | 21h 31m 33s ⓘ |
| hasRotationalVelocity_kmPerSec | about 6 ⓘ |
| hasSIMBADIdentifier | bet Aqr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpectralType | G0 Ib ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceGravity_logg | about 1.5 ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalNameOrigin | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasVariableType | suspected microvariable ⓘ |
| isAmongBrightestInConstellation | Aquarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEvolvedFrom | main-sequence star ⓘ |
| isProminentMemberOf | Aquarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom |
Northern Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
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Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Aquarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: β Aquarii Description of subject: β Aquarii, also known as Sadalsuud, is a luminous yellow supergiant star in the constellation Aquarius and one of its most prominent stellar members.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.