NGC 1746
E1575952
UNEXPLORED
NGC 1746 is a large, sparse open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus, visible with binoculars as a loose grouping of stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 1746 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23125544 — 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 1746 Context triple: [Taurus, containsOpenCluster, NGC 1746]
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A.
NGC 1763
NGC 1763 is a bright emission nebula and star-forming region located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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B.
NGC 1792
NGC 1792 is a bright, star-forming spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation Columba.
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C.
NGC 7174
NGC 7174 is a peculiar, interacting spiral galaxy located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, notable for its distorted structure caused by gravitational interaction with nearby galaxies.
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D.
NGC 2146
NGC 2146 is a heavily distorted starburst galaxy undergoing intense star formation, located in the northern constellation Camelopardalis.
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E.
NGC 7173
NGC 7173 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, often studied as part of a compact group of interacting galaxies.
- 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 1746 Target entity description: NGC 1746 is a large, sparse open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus, visible with binoculars as a loose grouping of stars.
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A.
NGC 1763
NGC 1763 is a bright emission nebula and star-forming region located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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B.
NGC 1792
NGC 1792 is a bright, star-forming spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation Columba.
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C.
NGC 7174
NGC 7174 is a peculiar, interacting spiral galaxy located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, notable for its distorted structure caused by gravitational interaction with nearby galaxies.
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D.
NGC 2146
NGC 2146 is a heavily distorted starburst galaxy undergoing intense star formation, located in the northern constellation Camelopardalis.
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E.
NGC 7173
NGC 7173 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, often studied as part of a compact group of interacting galaxies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.