Sharpless 279
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Sharpless 279 is a bright emission and reflection nebula complex in the constellation Orion, popularly known as the Running Man Nebula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sharpless 279 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18771433 — 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: Sharpless 279 Context triple: [Running Man Nebula, hasAlternativeName, Sharpless 279]
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A.
Sharpless 2-275
Sharpless 2-275 is a large, circular emission nebula in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its active star-forming region and striking rose-like appearance.
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B.
Sharpless 45
Sharpless 45 is an emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, better known as the Omega Nebula, notable for its bright star-forming regions and distinctive swan-like shape.
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C.
Collinder 232
Collinder 232 is an open star cluster located within the Carina Nebula in the constellation Carina.
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D.
Collinder 228
Collinder 228 is an open star cluster embedded in the Carina Nebula, notable for its young, massive stars that help illuminate and shape the surrounding gas and dust.
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E.
Melotte 22
Melotte 22 is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, more commonly known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, famed for its bright, blue-hot stars and visibility to the naked eye.
- 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: Sharpless 279 Target entity description: Sharpless 279 is a bright emission and reflection nebula complex in the constellation Orion, popularly known as the Running Man Nebula.
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A.
Sharpless 2-275
Sharpless 2-275 is a large, circular emission nebula in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its active star-forming region and striking rose-like appearance.
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B.
Sharpless 45
Sharpless 45 is an emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, better known as the Omega Nebula, notable for its bright star-forming regions and distinctive swan-like shape.
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C.
Collinder 232
Collinder 232 is an open star cluster located within the Carina Nebula in the constellation Carina.
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D.
Collinder 228
Collinder 228 is an open star cluster embedded in the Carina Nebula, notable for its young, massive stars that help illuminate and shape the surrounding gas and dust.
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E.
Melotte 22
Melotte 22 is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, more commonly known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, famed for its bright, blue-hot stars and visibility to the naked eye.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.