NGC 6995
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UNEXPLORED
NGC 6995 is a bright emission nebula that forms part of the Eastern Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 6995 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16692539 — 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 6995 Context triple: [Cygnus, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 6995]
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A.
NGC 6992
NGC 6992 is a bright filamentary portion of the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant located in the constellation Cygnus.
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B.
NGC 6960
NGC 6960, also known as the Witch's Broom Nebula, is a bright filamentary portion of the Veil Nebula supernova remnant located in the constellation Cygnus.
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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 6611
NGC 6611 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Eagle Nebula, notable for illuminating and shaping its surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
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E.
NGC 6705
NGC 6705 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable for its high stellar density and brightness, making it one of the most impressive open clusters in the Milky Way.
- 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 6995 Target entity description: NGC 6995 is a bright emission nebula that forms part of the Eastern Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus.
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A.
NGC 6992
NGC 6992 is a bright filamentary portion of the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant located in the constellation Cygnus.
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B.
NGC 6960
NGC 6960, also known as the Witch's Broom Nebula, is a bright filamentary portion of the Veil Nebula supernova remnant located in the constellation Cygnus.
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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 6611
NGC 6611 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Eagle Nebula, notable for illuminating and shaping its surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
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E.
NGC 6705
NGC 6705 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable for its high stellar density and brightness, making it one of the most impressive open clusters in the Milky Way.
- 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