Messier 57
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Messier 57, also known as the Ring Nebula, is a famous planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra formed from the expelled outer layers of a dying star.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Messier 57 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4648495 — 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: Messier 57 Context triple: [Messier catalogue, contains, Messier 57]
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A.
Messier 69
Messier 69 is a dense, metal-rich globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius near the center of the Milky Way.
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B.
Messier 21
Messier 21 is a young open star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its bright, densely packed hot stars and proximity to the Trifid Nebula.
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C.
Messier 75
Messier 75 is a densely concentrated globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its great distance from Earth and rich population of ancient stars.
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D.
Messier 28
Messier 28 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, composed of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars.
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E.
Messier 70
Messier 70 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
- 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: Messier 57 Target entity description: Messier 57, also known as the Ring Nebula, is a famous planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra formed from the expelled outer layers of a dying star.
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A.
Messier 69
Messier 69 is a dense, metal-rich globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius near the center of the Milky Way.
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B.
Messier 21
Messier 21 is a young open star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its bright, densely packed hot stars and proximity to the Trifid Nebula.
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C.
Messier 75
Messier 75 is a densely concentrated globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its great distance from Earth and rich population of ancient stars.
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D.
Messier 28
Messier 28 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, composed of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars.
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E.
Messier 70
Messier 70 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
ⓘ
deep-sky object ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ planetary nebula ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
M57
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NGC 6720 ⓘ Ring Nebula ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 1.4 × 1.0 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 8.8 ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn |
medium telescopes
ⓘ
small telescopes ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
M57
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NGC 6720 ⓘ |
| centralStar | white dwarf ⓘ |
| centralStarApparentMagnitude | about 15.8 ⓘ |
| centralStarEffectiveTemperature | about 120,000 K ⓘ |
| declination | +33° 01′ 45″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix
ⓘ
Charles Messier ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1779 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 2,300 light-years
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about 700 parsecs ⓘ |
| dominantEmissionLine | [O III] ⓘ |
| dominantEmissionLineWavelength | 500.7 nm ⓘ |
| estimatedAge | about 7,000 years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | 13.99° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 63.17° ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bright inner ring
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fainter outer halo ⓘ filamentary structures ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galactic halo region near the plane
ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Lyra ⓘ |
| morphology | elliptical planetary nebula ⓘ |
| nearTo |
bright star Vega
ⓘ
linked to:
Vega (star)
constellation Cygnus border ⓘ |
| nebulaExpansionVelocity | about 20–30 km/s ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
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optical wavelengths ⓘ ultraviolet wavelengths ⓘ |
| origin | expelled outer layers of a dying star ⓘ |
| partOf |
Messier catalogue
ⓘ
New General Catalogue ⓘ |
| progenitorStarMass | about 1.2 solar masses ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 53m 35s ⓘ |
| shape | ring-like ⓘ |
| spectralType | emission-line nebula ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| visibleSeason | northern summer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Messier 57 Description of subject: Messier 57, also known as the Ring Nebula, is a famous planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra formed from the expelled outer layers of a dying star.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.