Lynds Bright Nebula catalog
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The Lynds Bright Nebula catalog is an astronomical catalog compiled by Beverly T. Lynds that lists and classifies bright diffuse nebulae visible in the night sky.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lynds Bright Nebula catalog canonical | 3 |
| Lynds Bright Nebula 25 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18771452 — 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: Lynds Bright Nebula catalog Context triple: [Running Man Nebula, cataloguedIn, Lynds Bright Nebula catalog]
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A.
Coddington’s Nebula
Coddington’s Nebula is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the M81 Group, notable for its active star-forming regions and relatively low surface brightness.
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B.
Lynds Dark Nebula 1634
Lynds Dark Nebula 1634 is a dense, star-forming dark cloud of gas and dust located within the Orion region, visible primarily by the starlight it obscures.
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C.
Hubble’s Variable Nebula
Hubble’s Variable Nebula is a reflection nebula in the constellation Monoceros whose brightness and shape appear to change over time due to variable illumination from its central star.
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D.
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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E.
Sharpless catalogue
The Sharpless catalogue is an astronomical listing of H II regions and emission nebulae in the Milky Way, compiled by American astronomer Stewart Sharpless.
- 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: Lynds Bright Nebula catalog Target entity description: The Lynds Bright Nebula catalog is an astronomical catalog compiled by Beverly T. Lynds that lists and classifies bright diffuse nebulae visible in the night sky.
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A.
Coddington’s Nebula
Coddington’s Nebula is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the M81 Group, notable for its active star-forming regions and relatively low surface brightness.
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B.
Lynds Dark Nebula 1634
Lynds Dark Nebula 1634 is a dense, star-forming dark cloud of gas and dust located within the Orion region, visible primarily by the starlight it obscures.
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C.
Hubble’s Variable Nebula
Hubble’s Variable Nebula is a reflection nebula in the constellation Monoceros whose brightness and shape appear to change over time due to variable illumination from its central star.
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D.
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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E.
Sharpless catalogue
The Sharpless catalogue is an astronomical listing of H II regions and emission nebulae in the Milky Way, compiled by American astronomer Stewart Sharpless.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lynds Bright Nebula catalog