Melotte 153
E1438534
UNEXPLORED
Melotte 153 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its young, massive stars and its role as a prominent stellar nursery in the Milky Way.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melotte 153 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20584154 — 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 153 Context triple: [NGC 6231, catalogCode, Melotte 153]
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A.
Melotte 15
Melotte 15 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Heart Nebula, whose hot, luminous stars sculpt the surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
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B.
Melotte 13
Melotte 13 is an open star cluster in the constellation Perseus, cataloged in the Melotte catalogue of star clusters.
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C.
Melotte 14
Melotte 14 is an open star cluster cataloged by Philibert Jacques Melotte, located in the Milky Way and composed of gravitationally associated stars.
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D.
Melotte 124
Melotte 124 is an open star cluster in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its loose grouping of young stars.
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E.
Melotte 102
Melotte 102 is an open star cluster in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its rich population of young, hot stars.
- 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 153 Target entity description: Melotte 153 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its young, massive stars and its role as a prominent stellar nursery in the Milky Way.
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A.
Melotte 15
Melotte 15 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Heart Nebula, whose hot, luminous stars sculpt the surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
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B.
Melotte 13
Melotte 13 is an open star cluster in the constellation Perseus, cataloged in the Melotte catalogue of star clusters.
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C.
Melotte 14
Melotte 14 is an open star cluster cataloged by Philibert Jacques Melotte, located in the Milky Way and composed of gravitationally associated stars.
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D.
Melotte 124
Melotte 124 is an open star cluster in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its loose grouping of young stars.
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E.
Melotte 102
Melotte 102 is an open star cluster in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its rich population of young, hot stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.