NGC 2508 (galaxy)
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UNEXPLORED
NGC 2508 is a distant galaxy located in the constellation Canis Minor, observed primarily through professional telescopes as a faint deep-sky object.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 2508 (galaxy) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22999240 — 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 2508 (galaxy) Context triple: [Lesser Dog, hasNotableDeepSkyObject, NGC 2508 (galaxy)]
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A.
NGC 5585
NGC 5585 is a faint, nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major that is gravitationally associated with the larger Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101).
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B.
NGC 5822
NGC 5822 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Lupus.
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C.
NGC 5824
NGC 5824 is a bright, massive globular star cluster located in the constellation Lupus.
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D.
NGC 281
NGC 281 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, notable for its active star formation regions and distinctive shape that inspired the nickname "Pacman Nebula."
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E.
NGC 5866
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.
- 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 2508 (galaxy) Target entity description: NGC 2508 is a distant galaxy located in the constellation Canis Minor, observed primarily through professional telescopes as a faint deep-sky object.
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A.
NGC 5585
NGC 5585 is a faint, nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major that is gravitationally associated with the larger Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101).
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B.
NGC 5822
NGC 5822 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Lupus.
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C.
NGC 5824
NGC 5824 is a bright, massive globular star cluster located in the constellation Lupus.
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D.
NGC 281
NGC 281 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, notable for its active star formation regions and distinctive shape that inspired the nickname "Pacman Nebula."
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E.
NGC 5866
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.