Palomar 12
E1435082
UNEXPLORED
Palomar 12 is a relatively young, metal-rich globular cluster in the Milky Way’s halo, believed to have been accreted from the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Palomar 12 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20496591 — 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: Palomar 12 Context triple: [Sagittarius dwarf galaxy globular cluster system, contains, Palomar 12]
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A.
Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope is a small wide-field survey instrument at Palomar Observatory historically used for photographic sky surveys and the discovery of comets and asteroids.
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B.
Caldwell 70
Caldwell 70 is a bright, face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado, notable for its active nucleus and prominent spiral arms.
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C.
Palomar 48-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 48-inch Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field survey telescope at Palomar Observatory renowned for its major contributions to sky surveys and the discovery of numerous astronomical objects.
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D.
Turbostar
Turbostar is a family of modern British diesel multiple-unit trains widely used for regional and commuter services across the UK rail network.
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E.
Pluto Discovery Telescope
The Pluto Discovery Telescope is the historic Lowell Observatory instrument used by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 to discover the dwarf planet Pluto.
- 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: Palomar 12 Target entity description: Palomar 12 is a relatively young, metal-rich globular cluster in the Milky Way’s halo, believed to have been accreted from the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
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A.
Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope is a small wide-field survey instrument at Palomar Observatory historically used for photographic sky surveys and the discovery of comets and asteroids.
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B.
Caldwell 70
Caldwell 70 is a bright, face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado, notable for its active nucleus and prominent spiral arms.
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C.
Palomar 48-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 48-inch Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field survey telescope at Palomar Observatory renowned for its major contributions to sky surveys and the discovery of numerous astronomical objects.
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D.
Turbostar
Turbostar is a family of modern British diesel multiple-unit trains widely used for regional and commuter services across the UK rail network.
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E.
Pluto Discovery Telescope
The Pluto Discovery Telescope is the historic Lowell Observatory instrument used by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 to discover the dwarf planet Pluto.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.