NGC 6475
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UNEXPLORED
NGC 6475, also known as the Ptolemy Cluster, is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius visible to the naked eye.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 6475 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19686305 — 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 6475 Context triple: [Ptolemy Cluster, hasNGCNumber, NGC 6475]
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A.
NGC 6405
NGC 6405 is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its distinctive butterfly-like shape when viewed through small telescopes or binoculars.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
NGC 6715
NGC 6715 is a massive globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for being one of the first globular clusters discovered beyond the Milky Way, in the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.
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E.
NGC 6995
NGC 6995 is a bright emission nebula that forms part of the Eastern Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus.
- 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 6475 Target entity description: NGC 6475, also known as the Ptolemy Cluster, is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius visible to the naked eye.
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A.
NGC 6405
NGC 6405 is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its distinctive butterfly-like shape when viewed through small telescopes or binoculars.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
NGC 6715
NGC 6715 is a massive globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for being one of the first globular clusters discovered beyond the Milky Way, in the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.
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E.
NGC 6995
NGC 6995 is a bright emission nebula that forms part of the Eastern Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.