Lobster Nebula
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The Lobster Nebula is a bright, star-forming emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its complex clouds of gas and dust sculpted by young, massive stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lobster Nebula canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19880889 — 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: Lobster Nebula Context triple: [Swan Nebula, alsoKnownAs, Lobster Nebula]
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A.
Eskimo Nebula
Eskimo Nebula is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini, notable for its distinctive, fur-lined parka appearance surrounding a central star.
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B.
Pelican Nebula
The Pelican Nebula is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its bird-like shape and active star-forming regions.
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C.
Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula is a famous supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation Taurus, formed by a stellar explosion observed on Earth in 1054 AD.
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D.
Cone Nebula
The Cone Nebula is a striking, cone-shaped dark nebula and star-forming region located within the constellation Monoceros, known for its dramatic appearance in astrophotography.
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E.
Gum Nebula
The Gum Nebula is a vast, faint emission nebula in the southern sky, thought to be the remnant of ancient supernovae and stellar winds from massive stars.
- 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: Lobster Nebula Target entity description: The Lobster Nebula is a bright, star-forming emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its complex clouds of gas and dust sculpted by young, massive stars.
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A.
Eskimo Nebula
Eskimo Nebula is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini, notable for its distinctive, fur-lined parka appearance surrounding a central star.
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B.
Pelican Nebula
The Pelican Nebula is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its bird-like shape and active star-forming regions.
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C.
Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula is a famous supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation Taurus, formed by a stellar explosion observed on Earth in 1054 AD.
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D.
Cone Nebula
The Cone Nebula is a striking, cone-shaped dark nebula and star-forming region located within the constellation Monoceros, known for its dramatic appearance in astrophotography.
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E.
Gum Nebula
The Gum Nebula is a vast, faint emission nebula in the southern sky, thought to be the remnant of ancient supernovae and stellar winds from massive stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.