Sharpless 273
E1516321
UNEXPLORED
Sharpless 273 is a bright emission nebula complex in the constellation Monoceros that includes the Cone Nebula and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2264.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sharpless 273 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22057815 — 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: Sharpless 273 Context triple: [NGC 2264, otherName, Sharpless 273]
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A.
Sharpless 279
Sharpless 279 is a bright emission and reflection nebula complex in the constellation Orion, popularly known as the Running Man Nebula.
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B.
Sharpless 2-275
Sharpless 2-275 is a large, circular emission nebula in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its active star-forming region and striking rose-like appearance.
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C.
Sharpless 244
Sharpless 244 is an emission nebula better known as the Crab Nebula, the supernova remnant of a stellar explosion recorded on Earth in 1054 AD.
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D.
Sharpless 2-220
Sharpless 2-220 is a large, bright emission nebula in the constellation Perseus, notable for its elongated shape and reddish glow produced by ionized hydrogen gas.
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E.
Sharpless 25
Sharpless 25 is an emission nebula listed in the Sharpless catalog of H II regions within 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: Sharpless 273 Target entity description: Sharpless 273 is a bright emission nebula complex in the constellation Monoceros that includes the Cone Nebula and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2264.
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A.
Sharpless 279
Sharpless 279 is a bright emission and reflection nebula complex in the constellation Orion, popularly known as the Running Man Nebula.
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B.
Sharpless 2-275
Sharpless 2-275 is a large, circular emission nebula in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its active star-forming region and striking rose-like appearance.
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C.
Sharpless 244
Sharpless 244 is an emission nebula better known as the Crab Nebula, the supernova remnant of a stellar explosion recorded on Earth in 1054 AD.
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D.
Sharpless 2-220
Sharpless 2-220 is a large, bright emission nebula in the constellation Perseus, notable for its elongated shape and reddish glow produced by ionized hydrogen gas.
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E.
Sharpless 25
Sharpless 25 is an emission nebula listed in the Sharpless catalog of H II regions within 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.