Messier 93
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Messier 93 is an open star cluster in the constellation Puppis, notable for its rich population of young, blue stars and its visibility in small telescopes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Messier 93 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20679829 — 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 93 Context triple: [Puppis, contains, Messier 93]
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A.
Messier 41
Messier 41 is an open star cluster located near Sirius in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye under good conditions.
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B.
Messier 69
Messier 69 is a dense, metal-rich globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius near the center of the Milky Way.
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C.
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.
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D.
Messier 68
Messier 68 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Hydra, notable for its great distance from Earth and its dense concentration of ancient stars.
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E.
Messier 63
Messier 63, also known as the Sunflower Galaxy, is a bright, flocculent spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici and a prominent member of the M51 Group.
- 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 93 Target entity description: Messier 93 is an open star cluster in the constellation Puppis, notable for its rich population of young, blue stars and its visibility in small telescopes.
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A.
Messier 41
Messier 41 is an open star cluster located near Sirius in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye under good conditions.
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B.
Messier 69
Messier 69 is a dense, metal-rich globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius near the center of the Milky Way.
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C.
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.
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D.
Messier 68
Messier 68 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Hydra, notable for its great distance from Earth and its dense concentration of ancient stars.
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E.
Messier 63
Messier 63, also known as the Sunflower Galaxy, is a bright, flocculent spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici and a prominent member of the M51 Group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.