Caldwell 88
E1390388
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Caldwell 88 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19686336 — 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 88 Context triple: [Ptolemy Cluster, otherName, Caldwell 88]
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A.
Caldwell 94
Caldwell 94 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Centaurus, popularly known as the Jewel Box for its strikingly colorful stars.
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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 80
Caldwell 80 is a massive and prominent globular star cluster in the constellation Centaurus, better known as Omega Centauri and notable for being one of the largest and brightest such clusters in the Milky Way.
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D.
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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E.
Caldwell 18
Caldwell 18 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia and a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy, notable for its rich population of old stars and star clusters.
- 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 88 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Caldwell 94
Caldwell 94 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Centaurus, popularly known as the Jewel Box for its strikingly colorful stars.
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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 80
Caldwell 80 is a massive and prominent globular star cluster in the constellation Centaurus, better known as Omega Centauri and notable for being one of the largest and brightest such clusters in the Milky Way.
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D.
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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E.
Caldwell 18
Caldwell 18 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia and a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy, notable for its rich population of old stars and star clusters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.