NGC 5866
E1562676
UNEXPLORED
NGC 5866 is a lenticular galaxy, often associated with the Messier 102 designation, located in the constellation Draco and viewed nearly edge-on from Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 5866 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21703076 — 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 5866 Context triple: [Draco, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 5866]
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A.
NGC 5822
NGC 5822 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Lupus.
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B.
NGC 5824
NGC 5824 is a bright, massive globular star cluster located in the constellation Lupus.
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C.
NGC 5986
NGC 5986 is a bright globular star cluster located in the constellation Lupus, notable for its rich stellar population and relatively close distance to Earth.
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D.
NGC 5189
NGC 5189 is a complex, S-shaped planetary nebula notable for its intricate filamentary structure and lies in the southern constellation Musca.
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E.
NGC 5984
NGC 5984 is a distant galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
- 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 5866 Target entity description: NGC 5866 is a lenticular galaxy, often associated with the Messier 102 designation, located in the constellation Draco and viewed nearly edge-on from Earth.
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A.
NGC 5822
NGC 5822 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Lupus.
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B.
NGC 5824
NGC 5824 is a bright, massive globular star cluster located in the constellation Lupus.
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C.
NGC 5986
NGC 5986 is a bright globular star cluster located in the constellation Lupus, notable for its rich stellar population and relatively close distance to Earth.
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D.
NGC 5189
NGC 5189 is a complex, S-shaped planetary nebula notable for its intricate filamentary structure and lies in the southern constellation Musca.
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E.
NGC 5984
NGC 5984 is a distant galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.