α Capricorni
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α Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye as a single star but composed of at least two main components.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| α Capricorni canonical | 2 |
| α² Capricorni | 1 |
| α¹ Capricorni | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10586506 — 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: α Capricorni Context triple: [Alpha Capricorni, otherName, α Capricorni]
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A.
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.
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B.
Beta Capricorni
Beta Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye and often used as a reference point in the southern sky.
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C.
Alpha Geminorum
Alpha Geminorum, also known as Castor, is one of the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini and is actually a complex multiple-star system.
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D.
Canopus
Canopus was an ancient Egyptian coastal city near modern-day Alexandria, known as a major religious center and sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis.
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E.
Alpha Telescopii
Alpha Telescopii is a blue-white giant star that serves as the primary luminary of the southern constellation Telescopium.
- 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: α Capricorni Target entity description: α Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye as a single star but composed of at least two main components.
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A.
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.
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B.
Beta Capricorni
Beta Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye and often used as a reference point in the southern sky.
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C.
Alpha Geminorum
Alpha Geminorum, also known as Castor, is one of the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini and is actually a complex multiple-star system.
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D.
Canopus
Canopus was an ancient Egyptian coastal city near modern-day Alexandria, known as a major religious center and sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis.
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E.
Alpha Telescopii
Alpha Telescopii is a blue-white giant star that serves as the primary luminary of the southern constellation Telescopium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | multiple star system ⓘ |
| angularSeparationBetweenMainComponents | ~0.11° ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV |
3.58
ⓘ
3.58 ⓘ 4.27 ⓘ |
| appearsSingleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
| bayerDesignation | α Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf |
α Capricorni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
α Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Capricornus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −12° 32′ 42″ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | approximately 100 light-years ⓘ |
| flamsteedDesignation | 7 Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | −27.33° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 24.47° ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
α² Capricorni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
α¹ Capricorni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEquatorialCoordinateSystem | J2000 ⓘ |
| hasMultipleStarComponents | at least two main components ⓘ |
| hasProperNameForSystem | Algedi GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalNameOrigin | Arabic ⓘ |
| isBrightStar | true ⓘ |
| isCataloguedIn |
Bright Star Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNakedEyeObject |
true
ⓘ
true ⓘ true ⓘ |
| isOpticalDouble | true ⓘ |
| isWesternZodiacConstellationMember | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milky Way ⓘ |
| otherName |
Algedi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giedi NERFINISHED ⓘ Giedi Prima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 20h 18m 03s ⓘ |
| spectralType |
G-type giant
ⓘ
K-type giant ⓘ |
| spectralTypeOfMainComponents | G-type and K-type giants ⓘ |
| traditionalNameMeaning | the kid (young goat) ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: α Capricorni Description of subject: α Capricorni is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Capricornus, visible to the naked eye as a single star but composed of at least two main components.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alpha Capricorni A
this entity surface form:
α¹ Capricorni
subject surface form:
Alpha Capricorni B
this entity surface form:
α² Capricorni