Melotte 51
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Melotte 51 is an open star cluster in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its young, bright stars surrounding the luminous star Tau Canis Majoris.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melotte 51 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21348014 — 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 51 Context triple: [NGC 2362, hasAlternativeName, Melotte 51]
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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 64
Melotte 64 is an open star cluster in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its rich population of moderately aged stars.
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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 22
Melotte 22 is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, more commonly known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, famed for its bright, blue-hot stars and visibility to the naked eye.
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E.
Melotte 210
Melotte 210 is an open star cluster in the constellation Serpens, also cataloged as IC 4756, known for its relatively bright, loosely concentrated 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 51 Target entity description: Melotte 51 is an open star cluster in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its young, bright stars surrounding the luminous star Tau Canis Majoris.
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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 64
Melotte 64 is an open star cluster in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its rich population of moderately aged stars.
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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 22
Melotte 22 is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, more commonly known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, famed for its bright, blue-hot stars and visibility to the naked eye.
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E.
Melotte 210
Melotte 210 is an open star cluster in the constellation Serpens, also cataloged as IC 4756, known for its relatively bright, loosely concentrated stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.