NGC 1647
E1570996
UNEXPLORED
NGC 1647 is a bright open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus, visible with binoculars or small telescopes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 1647 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23125543 — 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 1647 Context triple: [Taurus, containsOpenCluster, NGC 1647]
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A.
NGC 1672
NGC 1672 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its prominent central bar, active star-forming regions, and striking dust lanes, located in the southern constellation Dorado.
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B.
NGC 6637
NGC 6637 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its high metallicity and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 69.
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C.
NGC 1679
NGC 1679 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation Caelum.
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D.
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.
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E.
NGC 6405
NGC 6405 is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its distinctive butterfly-like shape when viewed through small telescopes or binoculars.
- 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 1647 Target entity description: NGC 1647 is a bright open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus, visible with binoculars or small telescopes.
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A.
NGC 1672
NGC 1672 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its prominent central bar, active star-forming regions, and striking dust lanes, located in the southern constellation Dorado.
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B.
NGC 6637
NGC 6637 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its high metallicity and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 69.
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C.
NGC 1679
NGC 1679 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation Caelum.
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D.
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.
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E.
NGC 6405
NGC 6405 is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its distinctive butterfly-like shape when viewed through small telescopes or binoculars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.