NGC 1904
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UNEXPLORED
NGC 1904 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Lepus, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars and its listing as Messier 79 in Charles Messier’s catalog.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 1904 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21884838 — 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 1904 Context triple: [Messier 79, catalogCode, NGC 1904]
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A.
NGC 1981
NGC 1981 is an open star cluster in the constellation Orion, visible to the naked eye and often observed as part of the Orion molecular cloud complex region.
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B.
NGC 1952
NGC 1952 is a famous supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation Taurus, known for being the remains of a stellar explosion recorded in 1054 AD.
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C.
NGC 1973
NGC 1973 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion, forming part of a bright nebular complex near the famous Orion Nebula.
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D.
NGC 1977
NGC 1977 is a bright reflection nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Orion, often seen near the famous Orion Nebula as part of the same larger complex.
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E.
NGC 1931
NGC 1931 is a small emission and reflection nebula with an embedded star cluster located in the constellation Auriga.
- 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 1904 Target entity description: NGC 1904 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Lepus, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars and its listing as Messier 79 in Charles Messier’s catalog.
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A.
NGC 1981
NGC 1981 is an open star cluster in the constellation Orion, visible to the naked eye and often observed as part of the Orion molecular cloud complex region.
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B.
NGC 1952
NGC 1952 is a famous supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation Taurus, known for being the remains of a stellar explosion recorded in 1054 AD.
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C.
NGC 1973
NGC 1973 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion, forming part of a bright nebular complex near the famous Orion Nebula.
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D.
NGC 1977
NGC 1977 is a bright reflection nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Orion, often seen near the famous Orion Nebula as part of the same larger complex.
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E.
NGC 1931
NGC 1931 is a small emission and reflection nebula with an embedded star cluster located in the constellation Auriga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.