Fox Fur Nebula
E1516322
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The Fox Fur Nebula is a colorful, fox-shaped emission nebula in the constellation Monoceros, located within the star-forming region around NGC 2264.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fox Fur Nebula canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22057841 — 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: Fox Fur Nebula Context triple: [NGC 2264, hasNotableRegion, Fox Fur Nebula]
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A.
Eskimo Nebula
Eskimo Nebula is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini, notable for its distinctive, fur-lined parka appearance surrounding a central star.
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B.
Mutara Nebula
The Mutara Nebula is a dense, sensor-disrupting interstellar cloud in the Star Trek universe, best known as the site of the climactic battle between the USS Enterprise and the USS Reliant in The Wrath of Khan.
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C.
Flaming Star Nebula
The Flaming Star Nebula is a bright emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, illuminated primarily by the hot runaway star AE Aurigae.
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D.
Horseshoe Nebula
The Horseshoe Nebula, also known as M17 or the Omega Nebula, is a bright star-forming emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius rich in gas, dust, and young massive stars.
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E.
Horseshoe Nebula
The Horseshoe Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as a bright H II region and star-forming complex cataloged as Sharpless 45.
- 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: Fox Fur Nebula Target entity description: The Fox Fur Nebula is a colorful, fox-shaped emission nebula in the constellation Monoceros, located within the star-forming region around NGC 2264.
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A.
Eskimo Nebula
Eskimo Nebula is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini, notable for its distinctive, fur-lined parka appearance surrounding a central star.
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B.
Mutara Nebula
The Mutara Nebula is a dense, sensor-disrupting interstellar cloud in the Star Trek universe, best known as the site of the climactic battle between the USS Enterprise and the USS Reliant in The Wrath of Khan.
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C.
Flaming Star Nebula
The Flaming Star Nebula is a bright emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, illuminated primarily by the hot runaway star AE Aurigae.
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D.
Horseshoe Nebula
The Horseshoe Nebula, also known as M17 or the Omega Nebula, is a bright star-forming emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius rich in gas, dust, and young massive stars.
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E.
Horseshoe Nebula
The Horseshoe Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as a bright H II region and star-forming complex cataloged as Sharpless 45.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.