NGC 1261
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UNEXPLORED
NGC 1261 is a globular star cluster located in the constellation Horologium, known for its dense concentration of ancient stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 1261 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19260914 — 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: NGC 1261 Context triple: [Horologium, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 1261]
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A.
NGC 6012
NGC 6012 is a distant galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
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B.
NGC 2516
NGC 2516 is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Carina, often called the Southern Beehive Cluster and visible to the naked eye from dark southern skies.
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C.
NGC 1502
NGC 1502 is a young, compact open star cluster located in the constellation Camelopardalis, notable for its bright, hot stars and association with the end of the Kemble’s Cascade asterism.
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D.
NGC 6229
NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
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E.
NGC 4216
NGC 4216 is a large, edge-on spiral galaxy located in the Virgo constellation and is one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster.
- 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: NGC 1261 Target entity description: NGC 1261 is a globular star cluster located in the constellation Horologium, known for its dense concentration of ancient stars.
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A.
NGC 6012
NGC 6012 is a distant galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
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B.
NGC 2516
NGC 2516 is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Carina, often called the Southern Beehive Cluster and visible to the naked eye from dark southern skies.
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C.
NGC 1502
NGC 1502 is a young, compact open star cluster located in the constellation Camelopardalis, notable for its bright, hot stars and association with the end of the Kemble’s Cascade asterism.
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D.
NGC 6229
NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
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E.
NGC 4216
NGC 4216 is a large, edge-on spiral galaxy located in the Virgo constellation and is one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.