NGC 6611
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NGC 6611 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Eagle Nebula, notable for illuminating and shaping its surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 6611 canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4835201 — 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 6611 Context triple: [Eagle Nebula, alsoKnownAs, NGC 6611]
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A.
NGC 6205
NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
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B.
NGC 6705
NGC 6705 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable for its high stellar density and brightness, making it one of the most impressive open clusters in the Milky Way.
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C.
NGC 6618
NGC 6618 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded in the Omega Nebula (M17), notable for its intense star formation and luminous, hot stars.
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D.
NGC 6845
NGC 6845 is a compact group of interacting galaxies located in the southern constellation Telescopium.
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E.
NGC 6868
NGC 6868 is an elliptical galaxy located in the southern constellation Telescopium, notable for its membership in a small galaxy group and its relatively bright, smooth stellar profile.
- 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 6611 Target entity description: NGC 6611 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Eagle Nebula, notable for illuminating and shaping its surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
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A.
NGC 6205
NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
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B.
NGC 6705
NGC 6705 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable for its high stellar density and brightness, making it one of the most impressive open clusters in the Milky Way.
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C.
NGC 6618
NGC 6618 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded in the Omega Nebula (M17), notable for its intense star formation and luminous, hot stars.
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D.
NGC 6845
NGC 6845 is a compact group of interacting galaxies located in the southern constellation Telescopium.
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E.
NGC 6868
NGC 6868 is an elliptical galaxy located in the southern constellation Telescopium, notable for its membership in a small galaxy group and its relatively bright, smooth stellar profile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
open star cluster
ⓘ
young star cluster ⓘ |
| age |
about 1 to 3 million years
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younger than 5 million years ⓘ |
| angularSize | approximately 7 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 6.0 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pillars of Creation
ⓘ
photoevaporation of molecular clouds ⓘ star formation ⓘ |
| catalogCode | NGC 6611 ⓘ |
| contains |
B-type stars
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Herbig Ae/Be stars ⓘ T Tauri stars ⓘ massive O-type stars ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ young stellar objects ⓘ |
| DecJ2000 | −13° 47′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Messier ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1764 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 1.7 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
approximately 5700 light-years ⓘ |
| embeddedIn |
H II region of the Eagle Nebula
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linked to:
Eagle Nebula
|
| galacticLatitude | about +0.8 degrees ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | about 17 degrees ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
rich in massive stars
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significant differential reddening ⓘ strong ultraviolet radiation field ⓘ |
| illuminates | Eagle Nebula ⓘ |
| influences |
evolution of nearby protostellar cores
ⓘ
structure of the Pillars of Creation ⓘ |
| ionizes | surrounding hydrogen gas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eagle Nebula
ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ constellation Serpens ⓘ |
| mass | several thousand solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way
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linked to:
Sagittarius Arm
|
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
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infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| otherName |
Eagle Nebula star cluster
ⓘ
linked to:
Eagle Nebula
M16 star cluster ⓘ |
| partOf | Messier 16 ⓘ |
| RAJ2000 | 18h 18m ⓘ |
| shapes | surrounding interstellar gas and dust ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
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Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NGC 6611 Description of subject: NGC 6611 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Eagle Nebula, notable for illuminating and shaping its surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.