NGC 3114
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UNEXPLORED
NGC 3114 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Carina, notable for its bright, loosely bound stars visible in small telescopes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 3114 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12175550 — 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 3114 Context triple: [Carina, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 3114]
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A.
NGC 3918
NGC 3918 is a bright planetary nebula in the southern sky, often called the "Blue Planetary" due to its vivid blue appearance.
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B.
NGC 3372
NGC 3372 is a massive, bright star-forming nebula in the Carina constellation, famous for housing the unstable supergiant star Eta Carinae and extensive regions of ionized gas and dust.
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C.
NGC 4536
NGC 4536 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and location in the constellation Virgo.
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D.
NGC 4833
NGC 4833 is a bright globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars.
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E.
NGC 4501
NGC 4501 is a large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and interaction with the intracluster medium in the Virgo Cluster.
- 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 3114 Target entity description: NGC 3114 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Carina, notable for its bright, loosely bound stars visible in small telescopes.
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A.
NGC 3918
NGC 3918 is a bright planetary nebula in the southern sky, often called the "Blue Planetary" due to its vivid blue appearance.
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B.
NGC 3372
NGC 3372 is a massive, bright star-forming nebula in the Carina constellation, famous for housing the unstable supergiant star Eta Carinae and extensive regions of ionized gas and dust.
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C.
NGC 4536
NGC 4536 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and location in the constellation Virgo.
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D.
NGC 4833
NGC 4833 is a bright globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars.
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E.
NGC 4501
NGC 4501 is a large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and interaction with the intracluster medium in the Virgo Cluster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Carina constellation
subject linked to:
Carina constellation