Vela Pulsar (near boundary)
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Vela Pulsar (near boundary) is a rapidly rotating neutron star and strong source of X-ray and gamma-ray emissions located near the edge of the constellation Puppis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vela Pulsar (near boundary) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20679842 — 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: Vela Pulsar (near boundary) Context triple: [Puppis, contains, Vela Pulsar (near boundary)]
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A.
PSR B0531+21
PSR B0531+21 is the highly magnetized, rapidly rotating neutron star at the center of the Crab Nebula, serving as one of the most studied pulsars in astrophysics.
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B.
Vela OB2 association
Vela OB2 association is a nearby, young stellar grouping in the constellation Vela, rich in massive, hot stars and active star formation.
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C.
PSR B1620−26
PSR B1620−26 is a millisecond pulsar in the globular cluster Messier 4, notable for hosting a circumbinary planet in a triple system with a white dwarf companion.
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D.
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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E.
Cassiopeia A
Cassiopeia A is a well-studied, relatively young supernova remnant in the constellation Cassiopeia and one of the strongest radio and X-ray sources in the sky.
- 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: Vela Pulsar (near boundary) Target entity description: Vela Pulsar (near boundary) is a rapidly rotating neutron star and strong source of X-ray and gamma-ray emissions located near the edge of the constellation Puppis.
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A.
PSR B0531+21
PSR B0531+21 is the highly magnetized, rapidly rotating neutron star at the center of the Crab Nebula, serving as one of the most studied pulsars in astrophysics.
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B.
Vela OB2 association
Vela OB2 association is a nearby, young stellar grouping in the constellation Vela, rich in massive, hot stars and active star formation.
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C.
PSR B1620−26
PSR B1620−26 is a millisecond pulsar in the globular cluster Messier 4, notable for hosting a circumbinary planet in a triple system with a white dwarf companion.
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D.
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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E.
Cassiopeia A
Cassiopeia A is a well-studied, relatively young supernova remnant in the constellation Cassiopeia and one of the strongest radio and X-ray sources in the sky.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.