GCl 116
E1479296
UNEXPLORED
GCl 116 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, more commonly known as NGC 6864.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| GCl 116 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21343268 — 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: GCl 116 Context triple: [NGC 6864, hasAlternativeDesignation, GCl 116]
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A.
GCl 110
GCl 110 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Scutum, more commonly known as NGC 6712.
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B.
GCl 111
GCl 111 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, better known as Messier 55 in the Messier catalog of deep-sky objects.
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C.
GCl 117
GCl 117 is a dense globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, better known as Messier 75 in the Messier catalog.
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D.
GCl 104
GCl 104 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Scutum, more commonly known as NGC 6712.
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E.
GCl 104
GCl 104 is the catalog designation for Messier 70, a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius.
- 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: GCl 116 Target entity description: GCl 116 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, more commonly known as NGC 6864.
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A.
GCl 110
GCl 110 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Scutum, more commonly known as NGC 6712.
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B.
GCl 111
GCl 111 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, better known as Messier 55 in the Messier catalog of deep-sky objects.
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C.
GCl 117
GCl 117 is a dense globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, better known as Messier 75 in the Messier catalog.
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D.
GCl 104
GCl 104 is the catalog designation for Messier 70, a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius.
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E.
GCl 104
GCl 104 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Scutum, more commonly known as NGC 6712.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.