NGC 7243
E1572258
UNEXPLORED
NGC 7243 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Lacerta, visible through small telescopes as a loose grouping of moderately bright stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 7243 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23000123 — 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 7243 Context triple: [Lacerta, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 7243]
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A.
NGC 7662
NGC 7662, also known as the Blue Snowball Nebula, is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Andromeda distinguished by its striking blue-green appearance and well-defined shell structure.
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B.
NGC 7319
NGC 7319 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, notable as a member of the interacting galaxy group known as Stephan's Quintet.
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C.
NGC 7552
NGC 7552 is a barred spiral starburst galaxy notable for its intense central star formation and prominent dust lanes.
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D.
NGC 7793
NGC 7793 is a flocculent spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor and one of the prominent members of the nearby Sculptor Group.
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E.
NGC 7213
NGC 7213 is a nearby active spiral galaxy with a bright nucleus, located in the southern constellation Grus.
- 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 7243 Target entity description: NGC 7243 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Lacerta, visible through small telescopes as a loose grouping of moderately bright stars.
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A.
NGC 7662
NGC 7662, also known as the Blue Snowball Nebula, is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Andromeda distinguished by its striking blue-green appearance and well-defined shell structure.
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B.
NGC 7319
NGC 7319 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, notable as a member of the interacting galaxy group known as Stephan's Quintet.
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C.
NGC 7552
NGC 7552 is a barred spiral starburst galaxy notable for its intense central star formation and prominent dust lanes.
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D.
NGC 7793
NGC 7793 is a flocculent spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor and one of the prominent members of the nearby Sculptor Group.
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E.
NGC 7213
NGC 7213 is a nearby active spiral galaxy with a bright nucleus, located in the southern constellation Grus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.