New General Catalogue
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The New General Catalogue is a comprehensive 19th-century astronomical catalog of deep-sky objects, including galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, that remains widely used by astronomers today.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T934051 — 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: New General Catalogue Context triple: [Triangulum Galaxy, catalog, New General Catalogue]
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Messier catalogue
The Messier catalogue is an 18th-century list of 110 notable deep-sky objects, such as star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies, compiled by French astronomer Charles Messier to help astronomers distinguish them from comets.
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B.
UNDSS
UNDSS is the United Nations department responsible for providing leadership, operational support, and oversight of the UN’s security management system to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and operations worldwide.
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ADS (Astrophysics Data System)
ADS (Astrophysics Data System) is a NASA-funded digital library and search platform that provides comprehensive access to scholarly literature in astronomy, astrophysics, and related physics disciplines.
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Messier
Messier is a French-origin surname most famously associated with Canadian ice hockey legend Mark Messier.
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The Currents of Space
The Currents of Space is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov set in his Galactic Empire universe, exploring political intrigue, planetary exploitation, and social stratification on a distant world.
- 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: New General Catalogue Target entity description: The New General Catalogue is a comprehensive 19th-century astronomical catalog of deep-sky objects, including galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, that remains widely used by astronomers today.
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A.
Messier catalogue
The Messier catalogue is an 18th-century list of 110 notable deep-sky objects, such as star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies, compiled by French astronomer Charles Messier to help astronomers distinguish them from comets.
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B.
UNDSS
UNDSS is the United Nations department responsible for providing leadership, operational support, and oversight of the UN’s security management system to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and operations worldwide.
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C.
ADS (Astrophysics Data System)
ADS (Astrophysics Data System) is a NASA-funded digital library and search platform that provides comprehensive access to scholarly literature in astronomy, astrophysics, and related physics disciplines.
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D.
Messier
Messier is a French-origin surname most famously associated with Canadian ice hockey legend Mark Messier.
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E.
The Currents of Space
The Currents of Space is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov set in his Galactic Empire universe, exploring political intrigue, planetary exploitation, and social stratification on a distant world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century scientific work
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astronomical catalogue ⓘ deep-sky object catalogue ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NGC ⓘ |
| basedOn |
earlier catalogues by John Herschel
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earlier catalogues by William Herschel ⓘ |
| catalogueType | general (non-specialized) deep-sky catalogue ⓘ |
| compiledBy | John Louis Emil Dreyer ⓘ |
| compilerNationality | Danish-Irish ⓘ |
| containsObjectsBeyond | Milky Way ⓘ |
| containsObjectsIn | Milky Way ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinates ⓘ |
| covers |
deep-sky objects
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galaxies ⓘ nebulae ⓘ star clusters ⓘ |
| dataFieldsInclude |
brightness
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object type ⓘ position ⓘ |
| epochAtPublication | B1875.0 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Index Catalogue
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Index Catalogue ⓘ
surface form:
Second Index Catalogue
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| fullName |
New General Catalogue
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars
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| historicalSignificance | one of the most important pre-photographic deep-sky catalogues ⓘ |
| includes |
globular star clusters
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open star clusters ⓘ |
| influenced |
deep-sky observing guides
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modern galaxy catalogues ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterFormats | digital database ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | astronomical community ⓘ |
| NGC1976CommonName | Orion Nebula ⓘ |
| NGC224CommonName | Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| NGC6205CommonName | Hercules Globular Cluster ⓘ |
| notableObjectExample |
NGC 1976
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NGC 224 ⓘ NGC 6205 ⓘ |
| numberOfEntries | 7840 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | printed catalogue ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publishedIn | 1888 ⓘ |
| publisher | Royal Astronomical Society ⓘ |
| regionCovered | entire sky ⓘ |
| stillInUse | true ⓘ |
| subjectArea | astronomy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
amateur astronomers
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professional astronomers ⓘ |
| usesDesignationPrefix | NGC ⓘ |
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Subject: New General Catalogue Description of subject: The New General Catalogue is a comprehensive 19th-century astronomical catalog of deep-sky objects, including galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, that remains widely used by astronomers today.
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
NGC 6530
this entity surface form:
NGC catalogue of nebulae and clusters
this entity surface form:
New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars
subject surface form:
NGC 281
subject surface form:
NGC 1499
subject surface form:
47 Tucanae
this entity surface form:
Herschel Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars
subject surface form:
NGC 7317