Barnard 86
E1324788
UNEXPLORED
Barnard 86 is a small, dark molecular cloud in the constellation Sagittarius that appears as an opaque patch silhouetted against the rich star fields of the Milky Way.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barnard 86 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18443825 — 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: Barnard 86 Context triple: [NGC 6520, nearObject, Barnard 86]
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A.
Barnard 5
Barnard 5 is a dark molecular cloud and active star-forming region located within the Perseus molecular cloud complex.
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B.
Barnard 33
Barnard 33, commonly known as the Horsehead Nebula, is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion whose distinctive horse-head shape is silhouetted against the bright emission nebula IC 434.
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C.
Barnard 1
Barnard 1 is a dense, star-forming dark cloud within the Perseus molecular cloud complex, known as a site of low-mass stellar and protostellar formation.
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D.
Caldwell 57
Caldwell 57 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group, better known as Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822), located in the constellation Sagittarius.
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E.
Caldwell 106
Caldwell 106 is a bright, massive globular star cluster in the constellation Tucana, notable for its dense core and visibility to the naked eye under dark skies.
- 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: Barnard 86 Target entity description: Barnard 86 is a small, dark molecular cloud in the constellation Sagittarius that appears as an opaque patch silhouetted against the rich star fields of the Milky Way.
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A.
Barnard 5
Barnard 5 is a dark molecular cloud and active star-forming region located within the Perseus molecular cloud complex.
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B.
Barnard 33
Barnard 33, commonly known as the Horsehead Nebula, is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion whose distinctive horse-head shape is silhouetted against the bright emission nebula IC 434.
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C.
Barnard 1
Barnard 1 is a dense, star-forming dark cloud within the Perseus molecular cloud complex, known as a site of low-mass stellar and protostellar formation.
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D.
Caldwell 57
Caldwell 57 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group, better known as Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822), located in the constellation Sagittarius.
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E.
Caldwell 106
Caldwell 106 is a bright, massive globular star cluster in the constellation Tucana, notable for its dense core and visibility to the naked eye under dark skies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
open cluster NGC 6520 (near its border)
subject linked to:
open cluster NGC 6520 (near its border)