Sh2-184
E1383797
UNEXPLORED
Sh2-184, commonly known as the Pacman Nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia notable for its distinctive shape resembling the classic video game character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sh2-184 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19575468 — 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: Sh2-184 Context triple: [Pacman Nebula, alsoKnownAs, Sh2-184]
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A.
Sh2-205
Sh2-205 is a faint emission nebula cataloged in the Sharpless catalog, located in the constellation Camelopardalis.
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B.
Sh2-202
Sh2-202 is a large, faint emission nebula and H II region located in the constellation Camelopardalis.
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C.
Barnard 33
Barnard 33, commonly known as the Horsehead Nebula, is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion whose distinctive horse-head shape is silhouetted against the bright emission nebula IC 434.
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D.
Barnard 18
Barnard 18 is a dark molecular cloud and star-forming region located within the Taurus molecular cloud complex, known for its dense gas and dust that obscure background starlight.
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E.
Barnard 213
Barnard 213 is a dense, filamentary dark cloud and active star-forming region within the Taurus molecular cloud complex, notable for hosting numerous young stellar objects and protostars.
- 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: Sh2-184 Target entity description: Sh2-184, commonly known as the Pacman Nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia notable for its distinctive shape resembling the classic video game character.
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A.
Sh2-205
Sh2-205 is a faint emission nebula cataloged in the Sharpless catalog, located in the constellation Camelopardalis.
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B.
Sh2-202
Sh2-202 is a large, faint emission nebula and H II region located in the constellation Camelopardalis.
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C.
Barnard 33
Barnard 33, commonly known as the Horsehead Nebula, is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion whose distinctive horse-head shape is silhouetted against the bright emission nebula IC 434.
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D.
Barnard 18
Barnard 18 is a dark molecular cloud and star-forming region located within the Taurus molecular cloud complex, known for its dense gas and dust that obscure background starlight.
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E.
Barnard 213
Barnard 213 is a dense, filamentary dark cloud and active star-forming region within the Taurus molecular cloud complex, notable for hosting numerous young stellar objects and protostars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.