NGC 3132
E293599
NGC 3132 is a bright, elliptical planetary nebula in the constellation Vela, noted for its striking ring-like appearance and complex internal structure.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 3132 canonical | 7 |
| NGC3132 | 2 |
| planetary nebula NGC 3132 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2721297 — 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 3132 Context triple: [Southern Ring Nebula, otherName, NGC 3132]
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A.
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula is a large, circular emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the Milky Way, notable for its striking rose-like appearance in astrophotography.
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B.
NGC 346
NGC 346 is a prominent star-forming region and open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud, known for its young, massive stars and complex nebular structures.
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C.
Trifid Nebula
The Trifid Nebula is a bright, star-forming emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its three-lobed appearance created by dark dust lanes.
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D.
NGC 6822
NGC 6822 is a barred irregular dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Sagittarius and is one of the nearest and best-studied galaxies outside the Milky Way.
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E.
Jewel Box cluster
The Jewel Box cluster is a bright and colorful open star cluster in the constellation Crux, renowned for its striking mix of blue and red stars visible even in small telescopes.
- 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 3132 Target entity description: NGC 3132 is a bright, elliptical planetary nebula in the constellation Vela, noted for its striking ring-like appearance and complex internal structure.
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A.
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula is a large, circular emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the Milky Way, notable for its striking rose-like appearance in astrophotography.
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B.
NGC 346
NGC 346 is a prominent star-forming region and open cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud, known for its young, massive stars and complex nebular structures.
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C.
Trifid Nebula
The Trifid Nebula is a bright, star-forming emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its three-lobed appearance created by dark dust lanes.
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D.
NGC 6822
NGC 6822 is a barred irregular dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Sagittarius and is one of the nearest and best-studied galaxies outside the Milky Way.
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E.
Jewel Box cluster
The Jewel Box cluster is a bright and colorful open star cluster in the constellation Crux, renowned for its striking mix of blue and red stars visible even in small telescopes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New General Catalogue object
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astronomical object ⓘ deep-sky object ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ planetary nebula ⓘ |
| catalogCode | NGC 3132 ⓘ |
| centralStarEvolutionaryStage | post-asymptotic giant branch ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | John Herschel ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1835 ⓘ |
| emits |
hydrogen Balmer lines
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ionized oxygen lines ⓘ |
| formedFrom | ejected outer layers of a dying star ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Eight-Burst Nebula
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Southern Ring Nebula ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | approximately 40 arcseconds by 25 arcseconds ⓘ |
| hasAppearance | ring-like ⓘ |
| hasCentralStar | white dwarf ⓘ |
| hasCentralStarSystem | binary star system ⓘ |
| hasColor |
bluish-green inner regions
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reddish outer regions ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | −40° 26′ ⓘ |
| hasDistanceEstimate |
approximately 2000 light-years
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approximately 620 parsecs ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLatitude | approximately +12 degrees ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLongitude | approximately 272 degrees ⓘ |
| hasInternalStructure | complex ⓘ |
| hasIonizationStructure | stratified ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | elliptical ⓘ |
| hasNotableObservation |
imaged by Hubble Space Telescope
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imaged by James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalProcess |
expansion of nebular shell
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photoionization by central star ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | 10h 07m ⓘ |
| hasSpectralType | emission-line nebula spectrum ⓘ |
| hasStructureFeature |
asymmetric shell
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bright inner ring ⓘ fainter outer envelope ⓘ filamentary structures ⓘ |
| isBright | true ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | planetary nebula catalogs ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Milky Way ⓘ |
| isTargetFor | amateur astronomers ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Vela ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
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optical wavelengths ⓘ ultraviolet wavelengths ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NGC 3132 Description of subject: NGC 3132 is a bright, elliptical planetary nebula in the constellation Vela, noted for its striking ring-like appearance and complex internal structure.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.