NGC 7662
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UNEXPLORED
NGC 7662, also known as the Blue Snowball Nebula, is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Andromeda distinguished by its striking blue-green appearance and well-defined shell structure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 7662 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19685817 — 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 7662 Context triple: [Andromeda, contains, NGC 7662]
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A.
NGC 7176
NGC 7176 is a galaxy located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
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B.
NGC 6266
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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C.
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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D.
NGC 6254
NGC 6254 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, better known as Messier 10 in Charles Messier’s catalog.
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E.
NGC 6229
NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
- 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 7662 Target entity description: NGC 7662, also known as the Blue Snowball Nebula, is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Andromeda distinguished by its striking blue-green appearance and well-defined shell structure.
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A.
NGC 7176
NGC 7176 is a galaxy located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
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B.
NGC 6266
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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C.
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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D.
NGC 6254
NGC 6254 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, better known as Messier 10 in Charles Messier’s catalog.
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E.
NGC 6229
NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.