Open cluster M16
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Open cluster M16, better known as the star cluster within the Eagle Nebula, is a young, bright group of stars famous for illuminating the "Pillars of Creation" region in the Milky Way.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Open cluster M16 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T868806 — 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: Open cluster M16 Context triple: [Orion Arm, contains, Open cluster M16]
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A.
Open cluster M11
Open cluster M11, also known as the Wild Duck Cluster, is a rich and compact star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable for its dense stellar population and brightness in the Milky Way.
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B.
Open cluster NGC 6530
Open cluster NGC 6530 is a young, bright star cluster embedded in the Lagoon Nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, serving as a prominent site of active star formation within the Milky Way.
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C.
globular star cluster M13
Globular star cluster M13, also known as the Great Hercules Cluster, is a dense, bright spherical collection of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars located in the constellation Hercules and is one of the most prominent globular clusters visible from Earth.
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D.
Open cluster M25
Open cluster M25 is a bright, relatively nearby star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, visible with binoculars and often studied as a young stellar grouping within the Milky Way.
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E.
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.
- 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: Open cluster M16 Target entity description: Open cluster M16, better known as the star cluster within the Eagle Nebula, is a young, bright group of stars famous for illuminating the "Pillars of Creation" region in the Milky Way.
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A.
Open cluster M11
Open cluster M11, also known as the Wild Duck Cluster, is a rich and compact star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable for its dense stellar population and brightness in the Milky Way.
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B.
Open cluster NGC 6530
Open cluster NGC 6530 is a young, bright star cluster embedded in the Lagoon Nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, serving as a prominent site of active star formation within the Milky Way.
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C.
globular star cluster M13
Globular star cluster M13, also known as the Great Hercules Cluster, is a dense, bright spherical collection of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars located in the constellation Hercules and is one of the most prominent globular clusters visible from Earth.
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D.
Open cluster M25
Open cluster M25 is a bright, relatively nearby star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, visible with binoculars and often studied as a young stellar grouping within the Milky Way.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
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NGC object ⓘ astronomical object ⓘ open star cluster ⓘ |
| age |
about 1–3 million years
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young star cluster ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eagle Nebula star cluster
ⓘ
linked to:
Eagle Nebula
M16 ⓘ Messier 16 ⓘ NGC 6611 ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 7 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 6.0 ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hubble Space Telescope images ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pillars of Creation ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn |
binoculars under dark skies
ⓘ
small telescopes ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Charles Messier ⓘ |
| contains |
many B-type stars
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many O-type stars ⓘ massive young stars ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ |
| declination | −13° 47′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Philippe Loys de Chéseaux ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1745–1746 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 2.0 kiloparsecs
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about 7000 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | +0.8° (approximate) ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 17° (approximate) ⓘ |
| has | central concentration of bright stars ⓘ |
| illuminates | Pillars of Creation ⓘ |
| ionizes | gas in the Eagle Nebula ⓘ |
| is | a site of active star formation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eagle Nebula
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Milky Way ⓘ Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way ⓘ
linked to:
Sagittarius Arm
Serpens Cauda ⓘ constellation Serpens ⓘ |
| messierNumber | M16 ⓘ |
| ngcNumber | NGC 6611 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with iconic Hubble images
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illuminating the Eagle Nebula ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
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infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | Eagle Nebula ⓘ |
| regionType | H II region association ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 18m ⓘ |
| spectralTypeDominant | O and B ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Open cluster M16 Description of subject: Open cluster M16, better known as the star cluster within the Eagle Nebula, is a young, bright group of stars famous for illuminating the "Pillars of Creation" region in the Milky Way.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.