Messier 52
E1330059
UNEXPLORED
Messier 52 is a young, rich open star cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia, visible through small telescopes as a dense grouping of stars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Messier 103 | 1 |
| Messier 52 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18552127 — 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 52 Context triple: [Cassiopeia, containsOpenCluster, Messier 52]
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A.
Messier 26
Messier 26 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum, notable for its relatively compact grouping of stars and moderate brightness.
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B.
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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C.
Messier 62
Messier 62 is a bright, densely concentrated globular star cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its rich stellar population and asymmetrical appearance.
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D.
Messier 72
Messier 72 is a distant, relatively faint globular star cluster located in the constellation Aquarius.
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E.
Messier 73
Messier 73 is a small asterism of four stars in the constellation Aquarius that was historically cataloged as a deep-sky object by Charles Messier.
- 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 52 Target entity description: Messier 52 is a young, rich open star cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia, visible through small telescopes as a dense grouping of stars.
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A.
Messier 26
Messier 26 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Scutum, notable for its relatively compact grouping of stars and moderate brightness.
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B.
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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C.
Messier 62
Messier 62 is a bright, densely concentrated globular star cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its rich stellar population and asymmetrical appearance.
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D.
Messier 72
Messier 72 is a distant, relatively faint globular star cluster located in the constellation Aquarius.
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E.
Messier 73
Messier 73 is a small asterism of four stars in the constellation Aquarius that was historically cataloged as a deep-sky object by Charles Messier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Messier 52