openCluster NGC 6704
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OpenCluster NGC 6704 is a distant open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum, composed of a loose grouping of gravitationally bound stars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| open cluster NGC 6704 | 1 |
| openCluster NGC 6704 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4619159 — 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: openCluster NGC 6704 Context triple: [Scutum, contains, openCluster NGC 6704]
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A.
openCluster NGC 6664
OpenCluster NGC 6664 is an open star cluster located within the constellation Scutum, composed of a loose grouping of gravitationally bound young stars.
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B.
Open cluster NGC 6530
Open cluster NGC 6530 is a young, bright star cluster embedded in the Lagoon Nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, serving as a prominent site of active star formation within the Milky Way.
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C.
NGC 6205
NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
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D.
globular cluster NGC 6541
Globular cluster NGC 6541 is a bright, compact, and ancient spherical star cluster located in the constellation Corona Australis, notable for its high stellar density and great age.
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E.
NGC 6514
NGC 6514 is a bright, colorful emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, widely known as the Trifid 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: openCluster NGC 6704 Target entity description: OpenCluster NGC 6704 is a distant open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum, composed of a loose grouping of gravitationally bound stars.
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A.
openCluster NGC 6664
OpenCluster NGC 6664 is an open star cluster located within the constellation Scutum, composed of a loose grouping of gravitationally bound young stars.
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B.
Open cluster NGC 6530
Open cluster NGC 6530 is a young, bright star cluster embedded in the Lagoon Nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, serving as a prominent site of active star formation within the Milky Way.
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C.
NGC 6205
NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
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D.
globular cluster NGC 6541
Globular cluster NGC 6541 is a bright, compact, and ancient spherical star cluster located in the constellation Corona Australis, notable for its high stellar density and great age.
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E.
NGC 6514
NGC 6514 is a bright, colorful emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, widely known as the Trifid Nebula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
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open star cluster ⓘ star cluster ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 5 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | about 9.2 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeBand | V ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | southern latitudes ⓘ |
| bestSeenSeason | northern summer ⓘ |
| binding | gravitationally bound system ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue ⓘ |
| catalogCode | NGC 6704 ⓘ |
| catalogEntryType | deep-sky object ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | southern ⓘ |
| clusterType | loose open cluster ⓘ |
| constellationAbbreviation | Sct ⓘ |
| declination | −05° (approx) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | John Herschel ⓘ |
| discoveryInstrument | telescope ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | optical observation ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 4–6 kiloparsecs (approx)
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several thousand light-years ⓘ |
| galacticObjectType | open cluster in the Galactic plane ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | open cluster population ⓘ |
| hasColorExcess | affected by interstellar reddening ⓘ |
| hasMemberStars |
giant stars
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main-sequence stars ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
NGC catalogue of deep-sky objects
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linked to:
New General Catalogue
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| locatedIn |
Galactic disk
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Milky Way galaxy ⓘ
linked to:
Milky Way
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| locatedInConstellation | Scutum ⓘ |
| memberOf | Milky Way ⓘ |
| observationalChallenge | requires telescope to observe ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 50m (approx) ⓘ |
| skyLocation | near the Scutum Star Cloud ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | gravitationally bound stars ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Earth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: openCluster NGC 6704 Description of subject: OpenCluster NGC 6704 is a distant open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum, composed of a loose grouping of gravitationally bound stars.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.