RCW38
E976576
UNEXPLORED
RCW38 is a young, massive star-forming region and embedded star cluster located in the Vela constellation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RCW38 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12315937 — 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: RCW38 Context triple: [Vela, contains, RCW38]
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A.
RCW
RCW is the official codification of all permanent laws currently in force in the U.S. state of Washington.
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B.
RCW 86
RCW 86 is an ancient supernova remnant in the Milky Way, believed to be the remains of a stellar explosion recorded by Chinese astronomers in 185 AD.
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C.
CRW
CRW is the National Rail station code for Corwen railway station in Denbighshire, Wales.
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D.
W3
W3 is a massive, active star-forming molecular cloud complex in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way, known for hosting numerous young stellar objects and compact H II regions.
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E.
W3
W3 is a common shorthand for the World Wide Web, the global system of interlinked hypertext documents and resources accessed via the internet.
- 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: RCW38 Target entity description: RCW38 is a young, massive star-forming region and embedded star cluster located in the Vela constellation.
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A.
RCW
RCW is the official codification of all permanent laws currently in force in the U.S. state of Washington.
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B.
RCW 86
RCW 86 is an ancient supernova remnant in the Milky Way, believed to be the remains of a stellar explosion recorded by Chinese astronomers in 185 AD.
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C.
CRW
CRW is the National Rail station code for Corwen railway station in Denbighshire, Wales.
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D.
W3
W3 is a massive, active star-forming molecular cloud complex in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way, known for hosting numerous young stellar objects and compact H II regions.
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E.
W3
W3 is a common shorthand for the World Wide Web, the global system of interlinked hypertext documents and resources accessed via the internet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.