NGC 2546
E1540919
UNEXPLORED
NGC 2546 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Puppis, visible through small telescopes as a loose grouping of moderately bright stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 2546 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20679828 — 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 2546 Context triple: [Puppis, contains, NGC 2546]
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A.
NGC 2446
NGC 2446 is a faint, distant galaxy located in the southern constellation Volans.
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B.
NGC 2246
NGC 2246 is a catalog designation for a bright emission region within the Rosette Nebula, a large star-forming complex in the constellation Monoceros.
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C.
NGC 2442
NGC 2442 is a distorted barred spiral galaxy, often called the "Meathook Galaxy," notable for its asymmetrical, hook-shaped arms.
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D.
NGC 2516
NGC 2516 is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Carina, often called the Southern Beehive Cluster and visible to the naked eye from dark southern skies.
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E.
NGC 2506
NGC 2506 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, known for its richness and relatively old stellar population.
- 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 2546 Target entity description: NGC 2546 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Puppis, visible through small telescopes as a loose grouping of moderately bright stars.
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A.
NGC 2446
NGC 2446 is a faint, distant galaxy located in the southern constellation Volans.
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B.
NGC 2246
NGC 2246 is a catalog designation for a bright emission region within the Rosette Nebula, a large star-forming complex in the constellation Monoceros.
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C.
NGC 2442
NGC 2442 is a distorted barred spiral galaxy, often called the "Meathook Galaxy," notable for its asymmetrical, hook-shaped arms.
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D.
NGC 2516
NGC 2516 is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Carina, often called the Southern Beehive Cluster and visible to the naked eye from dark southern skies.
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E.
NGC 2506
NGC 2506 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, known for its richness and relatively old stellar population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.