NGC 2183

E572815

reflection nebula star-forming region

NGC 2183 is a reflection nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Monoceros.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
NGC 2185	2
NGC 2183 canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5775504 — 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 2183
Context triple: [Monoceros, contains, NGC 2183]

A. NGC 2239
NGC 2239 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, often associated with the Rosette Nebula region.
B. NGC 221
NGC 221 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy in the Local Group, best known as the bright satellite galaxy M32 orbiting the Andromeda Galaxy.
C. NGC 2071
NGC 2071 is a reflection nebula and active star-forming region located in the constellation Orion, associated with the larger Orion B molecular cloud.
D. NGC 6923
NGC 6923 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Microscopium.
E. NGC 1818
NGC 1818 is a young, massive star cluster located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, notable for its dense population of hot, blue stars.
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 2183
Target entity description: NGC 2183 is a reflection nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Monoceros.

A. NGC 2239
NGC 2239 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, often associated with the Rosette Nebula region.
B. NGC 221
NGC 221 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy in the Local Group, best known as the bright satellite galaxy M32 orbiting the Andromeda Galaxy.
C. NGC 2071
NGC 2071 is a reflection nebula and active star-forming region located in the constellation Orion, associated with the larger Orion B molecular cloud.
D. NGC 6923
NGC 6923 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Microscopium.
E. NGC 1818
NGC 1818 is a young, massive star cluster located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, notable for its dense population of hot, blue stars.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (24)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	reflection nebula ⓘ star-forming region ⓘ
associatedWith	star formation ⓘ
catalog	New General Catalogue ⓘ
catalogNumber	2183 ⓘ
discoveredBy	William Herschel ⓘ
discoveryMethod	optical telescope ⓘ
hasComponent	interstellar dust ⓘ molecular gas ⓘ young stars ⓘ
hasNearbyObject	NGC 2182 ⓘ NGC 2184 ⓘ NGC 2185 ⓘ linked to: NGC 2183
hasPhysicalProcess	gravitational collapse of gas clouds ⓘ reflection of starlight by interstellar dust ⓘ
hasSubtype	reflection nebula ⓘ
hasType	nebula ⓘ
isPartOf	Galactic disk ⓘ
locatedIn	Monoceros constellation region of the sky ⓘ linked to: Monoceros
locatedInConstellation	Monoceros ⓘ
observedIn	NGC catalog surveys ⓘ linked to: NGC galaxies
partOf	Milky Way ⓘ
skyLocation	equatorial coordinate system (RA/Dec in Monoceros) ⓘ
visibleIn	optical wavelengths ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Monoceros → contains → NGC 2183 ⓘ

Monoceros → contains → NGC 2185 ⓘ

linked to: NGC 2183

NGC 2183 → hasNearbyObject → NGC 2185 ⓘ