NGC 1808
E1442177
UNEXPLORED
NGC 1808 is a nearby barred spiral starburst galaxy notable for its intense central star formation and dust lanes, located in the southern constellation Columba.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 1808 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20613101 — 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 1808 Context triple: [Columba, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 1808]
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A.
NGC 1818
NGC 1818 is a young, massive star cluster located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, notable for its dense population of hot, blue stars.
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B.
NGC 1850
NGC 1850 is a massive, young star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud notable for its unusual structure and intense star-forming activity.
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C.
NGC 1851
NGC 1851 is a bright globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Columba, notable for its dense core and relatively high concentration of stars.
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D.
NGC 185
NGC 185 is a dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, notable for its proximity to the Milky Way and its population of old stars and star clusters.
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E.
NGC 6218
NGC 6218 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its relatively loose structure and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 12.
- 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 1808 Target entity description: NGC 1808 is a nearby barred spiral starburst galaxy notable for its intense central star formation and dust lanes, located in the southern constellation Columba.
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A.
NGC 1818
NGC 1818 is a young, massive star cluster located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, notable for its dense population of hot, blue stars.
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B.
NGC 1850
NGC 1850 is a massive, young star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud notable for its unusual structure and intense star-forming activity.
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C.
NGC 1851
NGC 1851 is a bright globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Columba, notable for its dense core and relatively high concentration of stars.
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D.
NGC 185
NGC 185 is a dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, notable for its proximity to the Milky Way and its population of old stars and star clusters.
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E.
NGC 6218
NGC 6218 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its relatively loose structure and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 12.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.