Caldwell 64
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Caldwell 64 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, better known as Messier 64 or the Black Eye Galaxy, noted for its striking dark dust lane across its bright nucleus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Caldwell 64 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20612938 — 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 64 Context triple: [M41, alternativeName, Caldwell 64]
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A.
Caldwell 76
Caldwell 76 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its young, massive stars and rich appearance in binoculars and small telescopes.
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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 73
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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D.
Caldwell 46
Caldwell 46 is a faint, dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Leo, known for being one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies.
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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 64 Target entity description: Caldwell 64 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, better known as Messier 64 or the Black Eye Galaxy, noted for its striking dark dust lane across its bright nucleus.
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A.
Caldwell 76
Caldwell 76 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its young, massive stars and rich appearance in binoculars and small telescopes.
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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 73
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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D.
Caldwell 46
Caldwell 46 is a faint, dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Leo, known for being one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies.
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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 (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.