Collinder 232
E292073
Collinder 232 is an open star cluster located within the Carina Nebula in the constellation Carina.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Collinder 232 canonical | 3 |
| Collinder 232 region (nearby association) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2706376 — 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: Collinder 232 Context triple: [Carina Nebula, contains, Collinder 232]
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A.
Collinder 228
Collinder 228 is an open star cluster embedded in the Carina Nebula, notable for its young, massive stars that help illuminate and shape the surrounding gas and dust.
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B.
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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C.
Messier 20
Messier 20, also known as the Trifid Nebula, is a bright, star-forming emission and reflection nebula famous for its striking three-lobed appearance.
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D.
Messier 22
Messier 22 is a bright globular star cluster located near the center of the Milky Way, visible in the constellation Sagittarius and notable for being one of the closest and most easily observed clusters of its kind.
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E.
Jewel Box cluster
The Jewel Box cluster is a bright and colorful open star cluster in the constellation Crux, renowned for its striking mix of blue and red stars visible even in small telescopes.
- 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: Collinder 232 Target entity description: Collinder 232 is an open star cluster located within the Carina Nebula in the constellation Carina.
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A.
Collinder 228
Collinder 228 is an open star cluster embedded in the Carina Nebula, notable for its young, massive stars that help illuminate and shape the surrounding gas and dust.
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B.
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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C.
Messier 20
Messier 20, also known as the Trifid Nebula, is a bright, star-forming emission and reflection nebula famous for its striking three-lobed appearance.
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D.
Messier 22
Messier 22 is a bright globular star cluster located near the center of the Milky Way, visible in the constellation Sagittarius and notable for being one of the closest and most easily observed clusters of its kind.
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E.
Jewel Box cluster
The Jewel Box cluster is a bright and colorful open star cluster in the constellation Crux, renowned for its striking mix of blue and red stars visible even in small telescopes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
open star cluster
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star cluster ⓘ |
| age | a few million years (young cluster) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
massive star formation
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young stellar population ⓘ |
| catalogue | Collinder catalogue ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Cr 232 ⓘ |
| constellation | Carina ⓘ |
| contains | massive OB stars ⓘ |
| declination | −59° 33′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Per Collinder ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 2300 parsecs
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approximately 7500 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | −0.6° (approximate) ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 287.4° (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | H II region gas and dust ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way ⓘ |
| liesNear |
Trumpler 14
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Trumpler 16 ⓘ η Carinae ⓘ
linked to:
Eta Carinae
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| locatedIn |
Carina Nebula
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Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Carina ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Per Collinder ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
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optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carina Nebula complex
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linked to:
Carina Nebula
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| regionOf |
Carina–Sagittarius spiral arm
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linked to:
Sagittarius Arm
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| rightAscension | 10h 44m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Collinder 232 Description of subject: Collinder 232 is an open star cluster located within the Carina Nebula in the constellation Carina.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.