NGC 6087
E1448467
UNEXPLORED
NGC 6087 is a bright open star cluster in the southern constellation Norma, notable for containing the classical Cepheid variable star S Normae.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 6087 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19686181 — 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 6087 Context triple: [Norma, containsOpenCluster, NGC 6087]
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A.
NGC 6067
NGC 6067 is a rich, bright open star cluster located in the constellation Norma, notable for its large stellar population and visibility in small telescopes.
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B.
NGC 6637
NGC 6637 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its high metallicity and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 69.
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C.
NGC 6027
NGC 6027 is a lenticular galaxy that is the brightest member of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of interacting galaxies in the constellation Serpens.
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D.
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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E.
NGC 6705
NGC 6705 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable for its high stellar density and brightness, making it one of the most impressive open clusters in the Milky Way.
- 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 6087 Target entity description: NGC 6087 is a bright open star cluster in the southern constellation Norma, notable for containing the classical Cepheid variable star S Normae.
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A.
NGC 6067
NGC 6067 is a rich, bright open star cluster located in the constellation Norma, notable for its large stellar population and visibility in small telescopes.
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B.
NGC 6637
NGC 6637 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its high metallicity and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 69.
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C.
NGC 6027
NGC 6027 is a lenticular galaxy that is the brightest member of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of interacting galaxies in the constellation Serpens.
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D.
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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E.
NGC 6705
NGC 6705 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable for its high stellar density and brightness, making it one of the most impressive open clusters in the Milky Way.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.