Thor’s Helmet Nebula
E514436
Thor’s Helmet Nebula is an emission nebula and wind-blown bubble surrounding a massive Wolf–Rayet star, notable for its helmet-like shape and bright filaments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thor’s Helmet Nebula canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5259958 — 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: Thor’s Helmet Nebula Context triple: [Canis Major, contains, Thor’s Helmet Nebula]
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A.
Heart Nebula
The Heart Nebula is a vast emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, known for its heart-like shape and active star-forming regions.
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B.
Pacman Nebula
The Pacman Nebula is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, notable for its star-forming regions and distinctive shape that resembles the classic video game character Pac-Man.
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C.
Pelican Nebula
The Pelican Nebula is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its bird-like shape and active star-forming regions.
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D.
Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula is a famous star-forming region in the Milky Way best known for the "Pillars of Creation," towering columns of gas and dust captured in iconic Hubble Space Telescope images.
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E.
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula is a large, circular emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the Milky Way, notable for its striking rose-like appearance in astrophotography.
- 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: Thor’s Helmet Nebula Target entity description: Thor’s Helmet Nebula is an emission nebula and wind-blown bubble surrounding a massive Wolf–Rayet star, notable for its helmet-like shape and bright filaments.
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A.
Heart Nebula
The Heart Nebula is a vast emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, known for its heart-like shape and active star-forming regions.
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B.
Pacman Nebula
The Pacman Nebula is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, notable for its star-forming regions and distinctive shape that resembles the classic video game character Pac-Man.
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C.
Pelican Nebula
The Pelican Nebula is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its bird-like shape and active star-forming regions.
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D.
Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula is a famous star-forming region in the Milky Way best known for the "Pillars of Creation," towering columns of gas and dust captured in iconic Hubble Space Telescope images.
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E.
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula is a large, circular emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the Milky Way, notable for its striking rose-like appearance in astrophotography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
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astronomical object ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ wind-blown bubble ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gum 4
NERFINISHED
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NGC 2359 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sh2-298 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharpless 2-298 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 8 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | approximately 11.5 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
massive star evolution
ⓘ
pre-supernova stages of massive stars ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalogue |
Gum catalogue
NERFINISHED
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New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharpless catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber |
Gum 4
NERFINISHED
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NGC 2359 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sh2-298 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralStarSpectralType | WN4 ⓘ |
| centralStarType | Wolf–Rayet star ⓘ |
| declination | −13° 13′ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 11,000 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 3,400 parsecs ⓘ |
| emits |
hydrogen-alpha radiation
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oxygen-III emission ⓘ |
| environment | star-forming region in the Galactic plane ⓘ |
| formedBy | stellar winds from a massive star ⓘ |
| hasCentralStar | WR 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor |
bluish-green in OIII filters
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reddish in H-alpha emission ⓘ |
| hasFeature | central bubble surrounded by complex filaments ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | bubble with bright filaments ⓘ |
| hasShape | helmet-like ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bow-shock-like features
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filamentary arcs ⓘ |
| isIn |
Milky Way galaxy
NERFINISHED
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Orion Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isIonizedBy | radiation from Wolf–Rayet star WR 7 ⓘ |
| isTargetFor |
amateur astrophotography
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professional spectroscopic studies ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Norse god Thor’s helmet ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
infrared
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optical ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 07h 18m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thor’s Helmet Nebula Description of subject: Thor’s Helmet Nebula is an emission nebula and wind-blown bubble surrounding a massive Wolf–Rayet star, notable for its helmet-like shape and bright filaments.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.