Caldwell 73
E1400251
UNEXPLORED
Caldwell 73 is a nearby blue compact dwarf galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its intense starburst activity and rich population of young star clusters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Caldwell 73 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19886476 — 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 73 Context triple: [NGC 5253, alternativeName, Caldwell 73]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Caldwell 88
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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D.
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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E.
Caldwell 57
Caldwell 57 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group, better known as Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822), located in the constellation Sagittarius.
- 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 73 Target entity description: Caldwell 73 is a nearby blue compact dwarf galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its intense starburst activity and rich population of young star clusters.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Caldwell 88
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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D.
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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E.
Caldwell 57
Caldwell 57 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group, better known as Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822), located in the constellation Sagittarius.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.