NGC 6694
E1362749
UNEXPLORED
NGC 6694 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable as the object cataloged by Charles Messier as Messier 26.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 6694 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18956810 — 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 6694 Context triple: [Messier 26, catalogCode, NGC 6694]
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A.
NGC 6664
NGC 6664 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum, notable for its grouping of young stars within the Milky Way.
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B.
NGC 6637
NGC 6637 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its high metallicity and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 69.
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C.
NGC 663
NGC 663 is a prominent young open star cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia, notable for its rich population of hot, massive stars.
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D.
NGC 6611
NGC 6611 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Eagle Nebula, notable for illuminating and shaping its surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
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E.
NGC 6704
NGC 6704 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum.
- 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 6694 Target entity description: NGC 6694 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable as the object cataloged by Charles Messier as Messier 26.
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A.
NGC 6664
NGC 6664 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum, notable for its grouping of young stars within the Milky Way.
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B.
NGC 6637
NGC 6637 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its high metallicity and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 69.
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C.
NGC 663
NGC 663 is a prominent young open star cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia, notable for its rich population of hot, massive stars.
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D.
NGC 6611
NGC 6611 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Eagle Nebula, notable for illuminating and shaping its surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
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E.
NGC 6704
NGC 6704 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.