Messier 48
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Messier 48 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Hydra, visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Messier 48 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20778148 — 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: Messier 48 Context triple: [Hydra, containsDeepSkyObject, Messier 48]
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A.
Messier 41
Messier 41 is an open star cluster located near Sirius in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye under good conditions.
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B.
Messier 68
Messier 68 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Hydra, notable for its great distance from Earth and its dense concentration of ancient stars.
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C.
Messier 28
Messier 28 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, composed of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars.
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D.
Messier 14
Messier 14 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, composed of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars densely packed together.
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E.
Messier 45
Messier 45, commonly known as the Pleiades, is a prominent open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, easily visible to the naked eye and famous in many cultures worldwide.
- 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: Messier 48 Target entity description: Messier 48 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Hydra, visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
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A.
Messier 41
Messier 41 is an open star cluster located near Sirius in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye under good conditions.
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B.
Messier 68
Messier 68 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Hydra, notable for its great distance from Earth and its dense concentration of ancient stars.
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C.
Messier 28
Messier 28 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, composed of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars.
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D.
Messier 14
Messier 14 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, composed of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars densely packed together.
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E.
Messier 45
Messier 45, commonly known as the Pleiades, is a prominent open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, easily visible to the naked eye and famous in many cultures worldwide.
- 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:
constellation Hydra