Sh2-106
E1404385
UNEXPLORED
Sh2-106 is a bipolar emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its hourglass-shaped clouds of gas and dust illuminated by a massive young star.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sh2-106 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19931865 — 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: Sh2-106 Context triple: [S106 nebula, hasAlternativeName, Sh2-106]
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A.
Sh2-184
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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B.
Sh2-205
Sh2-205 is a faint emission nebula cataloged in the Sharpless catalog, located in the constellation Camelopardalis.
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C.
Caldwell 106
Caldwell 106 is a bright, massive globular star cluster in the constellation Tucana, notable for its dense core and visibility to the naked eye under dark skies.
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D.
Sh2-202
Sh2-202 is a large, faint emission nebula and H II region located in the constellation Camelopardalis.
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E.
nebula M1-67
Nebula M1-67 is a compact, irregular emission nebula surrounding the massive Wolf–Rayet star WR 124, notable for its turbulent, shell-like structure created by powerful stellar winds.
- 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: Sh2-106 Target entity description: Sh2-106 is a bipolar emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its hourglass-shaped clouds of gas and dust illuminated by a massive young star.
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A.
Sh2-184
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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B.
Sh2-205
Sh2-205 is a faint emission nebula cataloged in the Sharpless catalog, located in the constellation Camelopardalis.
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C.
Caldwell 106
Caldwell 106 is a bright, massive globular star cluster in the constellation Tucana, notable for its dense core and visibility to the naked eye under dark skies.
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D.
Sh2-202
Sh2-202 is a large, faint emission nebula and H II region located in the constellation Camelopardalis.
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E.
nebula M1-67
Nebula M1-67 is a compact, irregular emission nebula surrounding the massive Wolf–Rayet star WR 124, notable for its turbulent, shell-like structure created by powerful stellar winds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.