NGC 3293
E977529
UNEXPLORED
NGC 3293 is a bright young open star cluster located in the Carina constellation, notable for its hot, massive blue stars and association with active star-forming regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 3293 canonical | 3 |
| open cluster NGC 3293 (near its border) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12175553 — 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 3293 Context triple: [Carina, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 3293]
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A.
NGC 3372
NGC 3372 is a massive, bright star-forming nebula in the Carina constellation, famous for housing the unstable supergiant star Eta Carinae and extensive regions of ionized gas and dust.
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B.
NGC 2976
NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
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C.
NGC 6229
NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
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D.
NGC 5307
NGC 5307 is a planetary nebula located in the southern constellation Centaurus, notable for its compact, symmetric structure and bright central star.
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E.
NGC 3114
NGC 3114 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Carina, notable for its bright, loosely bound stars visible in small telescopes.
- 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 3293 Target entity description: NGC 3293 is a bright young open star cluster located in the Carina constellation, notable for its hot, massive blue stars and association with active star-forming regions.
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A.
NGC 3372
NGC 3372 is a massive, bright star-forming nebula in the Carina constellation, famous for housing the unstable supergiant star Eta Carinae and extensive regions of ionized gas and dust.
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B.
NGC 2976
NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
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C.
NGC 6229
NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
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D.
NGC 5307
NGC 5307 is a planetary nebula located in the southern constellation Centaurus, notable for its compact, symmetric structure and bright central star.
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E.
NGC 3114
NGC 3114 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Carina, notable for its bright, loosely bound stars visible in small telescopes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Carina constellation
subject linked to:
Carina constellation
subject linked to:
Chamaeleon constellation
linked to: NGC 3293