NGC 6402
E1429686
UNEXPLORED
NGC 6402 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its dense stellar population and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 14.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 6402 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19490280 — 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 6402 Context triple: [Messier 14, alsoKnownAs, NGC 6402]
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A.
NGC 6664
NGC 6664 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum, notable for its grouping of young stars within the Milky Way.
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B.
NGC 6207
NGC 6207 is a relatively nearby, edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Hercules, often observed in the same field of view as the globular cluster M13.
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C.
NGC 6694
NGC 6694 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable as the object cataloged by Charles Messier as Messier 26.
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D.
NGC 6704
NGC 6704 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum.
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E.
NGC 6205
NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
- 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 6402 Target entity description: NGC 6402 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its dense stellar population and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 14.
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A.
NGC 6664
NGC 6664 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum, notable for its grouping of young stars within the Milky Way.
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B.
NGC 6207
NGC 6207 is a relatively nearby, edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Hercules, often observed in the same field of view as the globular cluster M13.
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C.
NGC 6694
NGC 6694 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable as the object cataloged by Charles Messier as Messier 26.
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D.
NGC 6704
NGC 6704 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum.
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E.
NGC 6205
NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.