NGC 3718
E1329257
UNEXPLORED
NGC 3718 is a peculiar, warped spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, noted for its distorted dust lanes and active galactic nucleus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 3718 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18442630 — 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 3718 Context triple: [Ursa Major, containsGalaxy, NGC 3718]
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A.
NGC 3918
NGC 3918 is a bright planetary nebula in the southern sky, often called the "Blue Planetary" due to its vivid blue appearance.
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B.
NGC 3184
NGC 3184 is a face-on spiral galaxy notable for its well-defined spiral arms and active star-forming regions, located in the constellation Ursa Major.
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C.
NGC 3114
NGC 3114 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Carina, notable for its bright, loosely bound stars visible in small telescopes.
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D.
NGC 3766
NGC 3766 is a young open star cluster notable for its rich population of hot, massive stars and unusual variable stars, located in the southern sky.
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E.
NGC 3372
NGC 3372 is a massive, bright star-forming nebula in the Carina constellation, famous for housing the unstable supergiant star Eta Carinae and extensive regions of ionized gas and dust.
- 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 3718 Target entity description: NGC 3718 is a peculiar, warped spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, noted for its distorted dust lanes and active galactic nucleus.
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A.
NGC 3918
NGC 3918 is a bright planetary nebula in the southern sky, often called the "Blue Planetary" due to its vivid blue appearance.
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B.
NGC 3184
NGC 3184 is a face-on spiral galaxy notable for its well-defined spiral arms and active star-forming regions, located in the constellation Ursa Major.
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C.
NGC 3114
NGC 3114 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Carina, notable for its bright, loosely bound stars visible in small telescopes.
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D.
NGC 3766
NGC 3766 is a young open star cluster notable for its rich population of hot, massive stars and unusual variable stars, located in the southern sky.
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E.
NGC 3372
NGC 3372 is a massive, bright star-forming nebula in the Carina constellation, famous for housing the unstable supergiant star Eta Carinae and extensive regions of ionized gas and dust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.