Caldwell 76
E1438532
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Caldwell 76 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its young, massive stars and rich appearance in binoculars and small telescopes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Caldwell 76 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20584152 — 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: Caldwell 76 Context triple: [NGC 6231, catalogCode, Caldwell 76]
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A.
Caldwell 73
Caldwell 73 is a nearby blue compact dwarf galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its intense starburst activity and rich population of young star clusters.
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B.
Caldwell 74
Caldwell 74 is a bright, well-known planetary nebula in the constellation Vela, popularly called the Southern Ring Nebula.
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C.
Caldwell 70
Caldwell 70 is a bright, face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado, notable for its active nucleus and prominent spiral arms.
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D.
Caldwell 97
Caldwell 97 is an open star cluster in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its rich population of young, hot stars.
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E.
Caldwell 88
Caldwell 88 is an open star cluster in the constellation Centaurus, also known as the Ptolemy Cluster, notable for its brightness and visibility to the naked eye.
- 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: Caldwell 76 Target entity description: Caldwell 76 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its young, massive stars and rich appearance in binoculars and small telescopes.
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A.
Caldwell 73
Caldwell 73 is a nearby blue compact dwarf galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its intense starburst activity and rich population of young star clusters.
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B.
Caldwell 74
Caldwell 74 is a bright, well-known planetary nebula in the constellation Vela, popularly called the Southern Ring Nebula.
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C.
Caldwell 70
Caldwell 70 is a bright, face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado, notable for its active nucleus and prominent spiral arms.
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D.
Caldwell 97
Caldwell 97 is an open star cluster in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its rich population of young, hot stars.
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E.
Caldwell 88
Caldwell 88 is an open star cluster in the constellation Centaurus, also known as the Ptolemy Cluster, notable for its brightness and visibility to the naked eye.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.