Eskimo Nebula

E531027

emission nebula planetary nebula

Eskimo Nebula is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini, notable for its distinctive, fur-lined parka appearance surrounding a central star.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Eskimo Nebula canonical	2
Clown Nebula	1
Eskimo Planetary Nebula	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5573247 — 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: Eskimo Nebula
Context triple: [Gemini, containsDeepSkyObject, Eskimo Nebula]

A. Pelican Nebula
The Pelican Nebula is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its bird-like shape and active star-forming regions.
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.
C. Pacman Nebula
The Pacman Nebula is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, notable for its star-forming regions and distinctive shape that resembles the classic video game character Pac-Man.
D. Swan Nebula
The Swan Nebula, also known as M17 or the Omega Nebula, is a bright star-forming emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, rich in gas, dust, and young massive stars.
E. Omega Nebula
The Omega Nebula is a bright, star-forming emission nebula and H II region located in the constellation Sagittarius, known for its distinctive swan-like shape and rich young star clusters.
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: Eskimo Nebula
Target entity description: Eskimo Nebula is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini, notable for its distinctive, fur-lined parka appearance surrounding a central star.

A. Pelican Nebula
The Pelican Nebula is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its bird-like shape and active star-forming regions.
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.
C. Pacman Nebula
The Pacman Nebula is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, notable for its star-forming regions and distinctive shape that resembles the classic video game character Pac-Man.
D. Swan Nebula
The Swan Nebula, also known as M17 or the Omega Nebula, is a bright star-forming emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, rich in gas, dust, and young massive stars.
E. Omega Nebula
The Omega Nebula is a bright, star-forming emission nebula and H II region located in the constellation Sagittarius, known for its distinctive swan-like shape and rich young star clusters.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	emission nebula ⓘ planetary nebula ⓘ
angularSize	0.8 arcminutes ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeV	8.6 ⓘ
bestSeenInMonth	February ⓘ
bestSeenInSeason	winter ⓘ
catalog	Caldwell catalogue ⓘ New General Catalogue ⓘ
catalogNumber	Caldwell 39 ⓘ NGC 2392 ⓘ
centralStar	central star of NGC 2392 ⓘ
centralStarApparentMagnitude	about 10.5 ⓘ
centralStarEffectiveTemperature	about 40,000 K ⓘ
centralStarSpectralType	O-type ⓘ
declination	+20° 54′ 42″ ⓘ
discoveredBy	William Herschel ⓘ
discoveryDate	1787 ⓘ
distanceFromEarth	approximately 2,870 light-years ⓘ approximately 880 parsecs ⓘ
dominantEmissionLines	H-alpha ⓘ He II ⓘ [O III] ⓘ
equatorialCoordinateSystem	J2000 ⓘ
evolutionaryPhase	late stage of stellar evolution ⓘ
excitationMechanism	ultraviolet radiation from hot central star ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Caldwell 39 ⓘ Clown Nebula ⓘ linked to: Eskimo Nebula Clownface Nebula ⓘ Eskimo Planetary Nebula ⓘ linked to: Eskimo Nebula NGC 2392 ⓘ
hasStructure	bright inner disk ⓘ fainter outer envelope ⓘ radial filaments and knots ⓘ
IAUConstellationAbbreviation	Gem ⓘ
locatedInConstellation	Gemini ⓘ
locatedInGalaxy	Milky Way ⓘ
morphologicalType	double-shell planetary nebula ⓘ
notableFor	bright inner shell resembling a fur-lined parka ⓘ complex filamentary outer shell ⓘ high surface brightness ⓘ
observedByTelescope	Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
observedIn	X-ray wavelengths ⓘ infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ
originatesFrom	ejected outer layers of a low- to intermediate-mass star ⓘ
radialVelocity	approximately +70 km/s ⓘ
requiresOpticalAid	small telescope ⓘ
rightAscension	07h 29m 10.8s ⓘ
visibleFromHemisphere	Northern Hemisphere ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gemini → containsDeepSkyObject → Eskimo Nebula ⓘ

subject linked to: constellation Gemini

Eskimo Nebula → hasAlternativeName → Clown Nebula ⓘ

linked to: Eskimo Nebula

Eskimo Nebula → hasAlternativeName → Eskimo Planetary Nebula ⓘ