NGC 6618
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NGC 6618 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded in the Omega Nebula (M17), notable for its intense star formation and luminous, hot stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 6618 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4736295 — 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 6618 Context triple: [Open cluster M17, catalogDesignation, NGC 6618]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
NGC 6604
NGC 6604 is a young, compact open star cluster associated with the Serpens OB2 association, located near the Eagle Nebula in the constellation Serpens.
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D.
NGC 6514
NGC 6514 is a bright, colorful emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, widely known as the Trifid Nebula.
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E.
NGC 2068
NGC 2068, also known as the reflection nebula M78, is a bright star-forming cloud of gas and dust located in the constellation Orion.
- 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 6618 Target entity description: NGC 6618 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded in the Omega Nebula (M17), notable for its intense star formation and luminous, hot stars.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
NGC 6604
NGC 6604 is a young, compact open star cluster associated with the Serpens OB2 association, located near the Eagle Nebula in the constellation Serpens.
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D.
NGC 6514
NGC 6514 is a bright, colorful emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, widely known as the Trifid Nebula.
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E.
NGC 2068
NGC 2068, also known as the reflection nebula M78, is a bright star-forming cloud of gas and dust located in the constellation Orion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embedded star cluster
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open star cluster ⓘ stellar association ⓘ young star cluster ⓘ |
| age |
approximately 1 million years
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younger than 3 million years ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
X-ray emission from young stars
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infrared emission ⓘ massive star formation ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
B-type stars
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OB association ⓘ massive O-type stars ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ protostars ⓘ young stellar objects ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | John Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 1.6 kiloparsecs
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approximately 5000 light-years ⓘ |
| embeddedIn |
H II region M17
NERFINISHED
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giant molecular cloud ⓘ |
| excites | H II region emission in M17 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
M17 cluster
NERFINISHED
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NGC 6618 star cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ Omega Nebula cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMass | several thousand solar masses ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
high stellar density
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high total luminosity ⓘ intense ultraviolet radiation field ⓘ ongoing star formation ⓘ strong stellar winds ⓘ |
| hasRole | main ionizing source of the Omega Nebula ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation |
hundreds of massive stars
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thousands of low-mass stars ⓘ |
| ionizes | gas in the Omega Nebula ⓘ |
| isStudiedFor |
cluster formation and early evolution
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feedback of massive stars on molecular clouds ⓘ massive star formation processes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galactic plane
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Messier 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ Milky Way ⓘ Omega Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagittarius Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagittarius constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
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infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | M17 star-forming region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NGC 6618 Description of subject: NGC 6618 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded in the Omega Nebula (M17), notable for its intense star formation and luminous, hot stars.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.