NGC 2655
E1206770
UNEXPLORED
NGC 2655 is a bright, peculiar lenticular galaxy with active galactic nucleus features located in the northern constellation Camelopardalis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 2655 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16296815 — 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 2655 Context triple: [Camelopardalis, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 2655]
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A.
NGC 2506
NGC 2506 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, known for its richness and relatively old stellar population.
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B.
NGC 6626
NGC 6626 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars and its inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 28.
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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.
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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E.
NGC 6229
NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
- 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 2655 Target entity description: NGC 2655 is a bright, peculiar lenticular galaxy with active galactic nucleus features located in the northern constellation Camelopardalis.
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A.
NGC 2506
NGC 2506 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, known for its richness and relatively old stellar population.
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B.
NGC 6626
NGC 6626 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars and its inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 28.
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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.
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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E.
NGC 6229
NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.