NGC 6214
E1566073
UNEXPLORED
NGC 6214 is a deep-sky object located within the constellation Ursa Minor, observed and cataloged in astronomical surveys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 6214 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21867973 — 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 6214 Context triple: [Ursa Minor, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 6214]
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A.
NGC 6254
NGC 6254 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, better known as Messier 10 in Charles Messier’s catalog.
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B.
NGC 6704
NGC 6704 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum.
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C.
NGC 6402
NGC 6402 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its dense stellar population and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 14.
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D.
NGC 6694
NGC 6694 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable as the object cataloged by Charles Messier as Messier 26.
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E.
NGC 6611
NGC 6611 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Eagle Nebula, notable for illuminating and shaping its surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
- 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 6214 Target entity description: NGC 6214 is a deep-sky object located within the constellation Ursa Minor, observed and cataloged in astronomical surveys.
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A.
NGC 6254
NGC 6254 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, better known as Messier 10 in Charles Messier’s catalog.
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B.
NGC 6704
NGC 6704 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum.
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C.
NGC 6402
NGC 6402 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its dense stellar population and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 14.
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D.
NGC 6694
NGC 6694 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable as the object cataloged by Charles Messier as Messier 26.
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E.
NGC 6611
NGC 6611 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Eagle Nebula, notable for illuminating and shaping its surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.