Eight-Burst Nebula
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The Eight-Burst Nebula is a bright, complex planetary nebula in the constellation Vela, notable for its intricate, overlapping ring-like structures revealed in detailed astronomical images.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eight-Burst Nebula canonical | 4 |
| Eight Burst Nebula | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2721298 — 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: Eight-Burst Nebula Context triple: [Southern Ring Nebula, otherName, Eight-Burst Nebula]
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A.
Merope Nebula
The Merope Nebula is a bright reflection nebula in the Pleiades star cluster, illuminated by and surrounding the hot blue star Merope in the constellation Taurus.
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B.
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula is a large, circular emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the Milky Way, notable for its striking rose-like appearance in astrophotography.
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C.
Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula is an enormous, extremely active star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud and one of the most luminous nebulae known in the Local Group of galaxies.
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D.
Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula is a famous star-forming region in the Milky Way best known for the "Pillars of Creation," towering columns of gas and dust captured in iconic Hubble Space Telescope images.
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E.
IC 1848 (Soul Nebula)
IC 1848, commonly known as the Soul Nebula, is a large emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Cassiopeia, often photographed together with the nearby Heart Nebula.
- 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: Eight-Burst Nebula Target entity description: The Eight-Burst Nebula is a bright, complex planetary nebula in the constellation Vela, notable for its intricate, overlapping ring-like structures revealed in detailed astronomical images.
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A.
Merope Nebula
The Merope Nebula is a bright reflection nebula in the Pleiades star cluster, illuminated by and surrounding the hot blue star Merope in the constellation Taurus.
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B.
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula is a large, circular emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the Milky Way, notable for its striking rose-like appearance in astrophotography.
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C.
Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula is an enormous, extremely active star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud and one of the most luminous nebulae known in the Local Group of galaxies.
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D.
Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula is a famous star-forming region in the Milky Way best known for the "Pillars of Creation," towering columns of gas and dust captured in iconic Hubble Space Telescope images.
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E.
IC 1848 (Soul Nebula)
IC 1848, commonly known as the Soul Nebula, is a large emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Cassiopeia, often photographed together with the nearby Heart Nebula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
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emission nebula ⓘ planetary nebula ⓘ |
| belongsToGalaxy | Milky Way ⓘ |
| emitsStronglyIn |
H-alpha emission
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[O III] emission lines ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Eight-Burst Nebula
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surface form:
Eight Burst Nebula
NGC 3132 ⓘ Southern Ring Nebula ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | ~40×35 arcseconds ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitudeV | ~9.9 ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueDesignation |
ESO 260-7
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NGC 3132 ⓘ PK 272-03.1 ⓘ |
| hasCentralStar |
close binary system
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white dwarf ⓘ |
| hasColor |
bluish-green inner regions
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reddish outer regions ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | −40° 26′ 11″ ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryCatalogue | New General Catalogue ⓘ |
| hasDustComponent | circumstellar dust ⓘ |
| hasGasComponent |
doubly ionized oxygen
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helium ⓘ ionized hydrogen ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
bipolar features
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elliptical ⓘ |
| hasNotableObservation |
imaged by Hubble Space Telescope
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imaged by James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ |
| hasObservationFeature |
asymmetric brightness distribution
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central cavity around the hot central star ⓘ overlapping shells suggest multiple mass-loss episodes ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | 10h 07m 01s ⓘ |
| hasShapeDescription | figure-eight appearance in some images ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
complex filamentary gas
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overlapping ring-like shells ⓘ |
| isDistanceFromEarth |
~2000 light-years
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~620 parsecs ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | late evolutionary stage of low- to intermediate-mass star ⓘ |
| isFormedFrom | ejected outer layers of a dying star ⓘ |
| isInHemisphere | Southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| isIonizedBy | radiation from central star ⓘ |
| isObservedIn |
infrared wavelengths
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optical wavelengths ⓘ ultraviolet wavelengths ⓘ |
| isTargetFor | amateur astronomers with medium telescopes ⓘ |
| isUsedToStudy |
planetary nebula shaping mechanisms
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stellar mass loss ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Vela ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Eight-Burst Nebula Description of subject: The Eight-Burst Nebula is a bright, complex planetary nebula in the constellation Vela, notable for its intricate, overlapping ring-like structures revealed in detailed astronomical images.
Referenced by (5)
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Eight Burst Nebula