NGC 2287
E1523897
UNEXPLORED
NGC 2287 is an open star cluster in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye and notable for its bright, relatively young stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 2287 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20612888 — 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 2287 Context triple: [Messier 41, alsoKnownAs, NGC 2287]
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A.
NGC 2238
NGC 2238 is a star cluster or nebular region that forms part of the larger Rosette Nebula complex in the constellation Monoceros.
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B.
NGC 2207
NGC 2207 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its dramatic gravitational interaction and ongoing collision with the nearby galaxy IC 2163.
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C.
NGC 2232
NGC 2232 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its relatively young, bright stars.
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D.
NGC 221
NGC 221 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy in the Local Group, best known as the bright satellite galaxy M32 orbiting the Andromeda Galaxy.
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E.
NGC 2251
NGC 2251 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, observed as a loose grouping of stars within the Milky Way.
- 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 2287 Target entity description: NGC 2287 is an open star cluster in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye and notable for its bright, relatively young stars.
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A.
NGC 2238
NGC 2238 is a star cluster or nebular region that forms part of the larger Rosette Nebula complex in the constellation Monoceros.
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B.
NGC 2207
NGC 2207 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its dramatic gravitational interaction and ongoing collision with the nearby galaxy IC 2163.
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C.
NGC 2232
NGC 2232 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its relatively young, bright stars.
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D.
NGC 221
NGC 221 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy in the Local Group, best known as the bright satellite galaxy M32 orbiting the Andromeda Galaxy.
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E.
NGC 2251
NGC 2251 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, observed as a loose grouping of stars within the Milky Way.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.