Melotte 13 and Melotte 14
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melotte 13 and Melotte 14 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4617696 — 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 13 and Melotte 14 Context triple: [Double Cluster, catalogDesignation, Melotte 13 and Melotte 14]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Messier 17
Messier 17, also known as the Omega or Swan Nebula, is a bright star-forming emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius.
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D.
Caldwell 49
Caldwell 49 is a large, bright emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Monoceros, popularly known as the Rosette Nebula.
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E.
Messier 16
Messier 16, also known as the Eagle Nebula, is a young open star cluster embedded in a vast emission nebula famous for its towering star-forming gas and dust structures.
- 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 13 and Melotte 14 Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Messier 17
Messier 17, also known as the Omega or Swan Nebula, is a bright star-forming emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius.
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D.
Caldwell 49
Caldwell 49 is a large, bright emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Monoceros, popularly known as the Rosette Nebula.
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E.
Messier 16
Messier 16, also known as the Eagle Nebula, is a young open star cluster embedded in a vast emission nebula famous for its towering star-forming gas and dust structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
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deep-sky object ⓘ pair of open star clusters ⓘ |
| ageCharacteristic | relatively young open clusters ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Double Cluster ⓘ |
| angularProximity | close together on the celestial sphere ⓘ |
| appearsIn | astrophotography of Perseus region ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalog | Melotte Catalogue of Open Star Clusters ⓘ |
| belongsToGalaxy | Milky Way ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn |
binoculars
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dark skies ⓘ small telescopes ⓘ |
| hasColorAppearance | predominantly blue-white stars ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Melotte 13
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Melotte 14 ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation |
rich stellar population
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young stars ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Perseus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rich star fields
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striking visual appearance in the night sky ⓘ young stellar populations ⓘ |
| observedAs | pair of open clusters close together on the sky ⓘ |
| observedBy |
amateur astronomers
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professional astronomers ⓘ |
| skyRegion | Milky Way ⓘ |
| typeOfStarsDominant | hot blue stars ⓘ |
| usedFor |
studies of open cluster evolution
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studies of young stellar populations ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| visibleInSeason |
northern autumn
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northern winter ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Melotte 13 and Melotte 14 Description of subject: 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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