Melotte 186
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Melotte 186 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Corona Australis, notable for its great age and high stellar concentration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melotte 186 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18443789 — 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: Melotte 186 Context triple: [NGC 6541, otherDesignation, Melotte 186]
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A.
Melotte 88
Melotte 88 is an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, better known as the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe.
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B.
Melotte 15
Melotte 15 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Heart Nebula, whose hot, luminous stars sculpt the surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
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C.
Melotte 22
Melotte 22 is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, more commonly known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, famed for its bright, blue-hot stars and visibility to the naked eye.
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D.
Melotte 13 and Melotte 14
Melotte 13 and Melotte 14 are the two open star clusters in the constellation Perseus collectively known as the Double Cluster, notable for their rich, young stellar populations and striking appearance in the night sky.
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E.
Caldwell 106
Caldwell 106 is a bright, massive globular star cluster in the constellation Tucana, notable for its dense core and visibility to the naked eye under dark skies.
- 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: Melotte 186 Target entity description: Melotte 186 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Corona Australis, notable for its great age and high stellar concentration.
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A.
Melotte 88
Melotte 88 is an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, better known as the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe.
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B.
Melotte 15
Melotte 15 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Heart Nebula, whose hot, luminous stars sculpt the surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
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C.
Melotte 22
Melotte 22 is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, more commonly known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, famed for its bright, blue-hot stars and visibility to the naked eye.
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D.
Melotte 13 and Melotte 14
Melotte 13 and Melotte 14 are the two open star clusters in the constellation Perseus collectively known as the Double Cluster, notable for their rich, young stellar populations and striking appearance in the night sky.
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E.
Caldwell 106
Caldwell 106 is a bright, massive globular star cluster in the constellation Tucana, notable for its dense core and visibility to the naked eye under dark skies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
globular cluster NGC 6541