IC 2106
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UNEXPLORED
IC 2106 is a faint deep-sky object, likely a distant galaxy, located in the small southern constellation Caelum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IC 2106 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19261119 — 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: IC 2106 Context triple: [Caelum, containsNotableDeepSkyObject, IC 2106]
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A.
IC 2602
IC 2602, also known as the Southern Pleiades, is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Carina visible to the naked eye in the southern sky.
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B.
IC 2163
IC 2163 is a disturbed spiral galaxy interacting with the nearby galaxy NGC 2207, located in the constellation Canis Major.
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C.
IC 2177
IC 2177, commonly known as the Seagull Nebula, is a large, diffuse emission nebula located on the border of the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major.
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D.
IC 2574
IC 2574 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its active star formation and membership in the nearby M81 Group of galaxies.
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E.
IC 1613
IC 1613 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Cetus and a member of the Local Group, notable for its low dust content and use in calibrating the cosmic distance scale.
- 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: IC 2106 Target entity description: IC 2106 is a faint deep-sky object, likely a distant galaxy, located in the small southern constellation Caelum.
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A.
IC 2602
IC 2602, also known as the Southern Pleiades, is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Carina visible to the naked eye in the southern sky.
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B.
IC 2163
IC 2163 is a disturbed spiral galaxy interacting with the nearby galaxy NGC 2207, located in the constellation Canis Major.
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C.
IC 2177
IC 2177, commonly known as the Seagull Nebula, is a large, diffuse emission nebula located on the border of the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major.
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D.
IC 2574
IC 2574 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its active star formation and membership in the nearby M81 Group of galaxies.
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E.
IC 1613
IC 1613 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Cetus and a member of the Local Group, notable for its low dust content and use in calibrating the cosmic distance scale.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.