NGC 6866
E1236629
UNEXPLORED
NGC 6866 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its relatively young stellar population and visibility in small telescopes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 6866 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16692536 — 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 6866 Context triple: [Cygnus, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 6866]
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A.
NGC 6864
NGC 6864 is a dense globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its rich stellar population and classification as Messier 75 in Charles Messier’s catalog.
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B.
NGC 6868
NGC 6868 is an elliptical galaxy located in the southern constellation Telescopium, notable for its membership in a small galaxy group and its relatively bright, smooth stellar profile.
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C.
NGC 6656
NGC 6656 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of the closest and most easily observed globular clusters from Earth.
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D.
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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E.
NGC 6681
NGC 6681 is a compact globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its richness and proximity to the Galactic center.
- 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 6866 Target entity description: NGC 6866 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its relatively young stellar population and visibility in small telescopes.
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A.
NGC 6864
NGC 6864 is a dense globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its rich stellar population and classification as Messier 75 in Charles Messier’s catalog.
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B.
NGC 6868
NGC 6868 is an elliptical galaxy located in the southern constellation Telescopium, notable for its membership in a small galaxy group and its relatively bright, smooth stellar profile.
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C.
NGC 6656
NGC 6656 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of the closest and most easily observed globular clusters from Earth.
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D.
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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E.
NGC 6681
NGC 6681 is a compact globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its richness and proximity to the Galactic center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cygnus