NGC 6266
E1432685
UNEXPLORED
NGC 6266 is a bright, densely populated globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its rich stellar population and dynamic core.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 6266 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19561114 — 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 6266 Context triple: [Messier 62, hasDesignation, NGC 6266]
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A.
NGC 6626
NGC 6626 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars and its inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 28.
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B.
NGC 6229
NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
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C.
NGC 6656
NGC 6656 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of the closest and most easily observed globular clusters from Earth.
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D.
NGC 6205
NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
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E.
NGC 6633
NGC 6633 is a bright, relatively nearby open star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, visible in small telescopes and often compared with the Hyades in appearance.
- 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 6266 Target entity description: NGC 6266 is a bright, densely populated globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its rich stellar population and dynamic core.
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A.
NGC 6626
NGC 6626 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars and its inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 28.
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B.
NGC 6229
NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
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C.
NGC 6656
NGC 6656 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of the closest and most easily observed globular clusters from Earth.
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D.
NGC 6205
NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
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E.
NGC 6633
NGC 6633 is a bright, relatively nearby open star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, visible in small telescopes and often compared with the Hyades in appearance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.