Messier 36
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Messier 36 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Auriga, notable for its young, hot stars and resemblance to the Pleiades cluster.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Messier 36 canonical | 1 |
| open cluster M36 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21523052 — 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 36 Context triple: [Auriga, containsDeepSkyObject, Messier 36]
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A.
Messier 35
Messier 35 is a bright, large open star cluster located in the constellation Gemini, visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
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B.
Messier 45
Messier 45, commonly known as the Pleiades, is a prominent open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, easily visible to the naked eye and famous in many cultures worldwide.
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C.
Messier 30
Messier 30 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Capricornus, composed of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars bound tightly by gravity.
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D.
Messier 43
Messier 43 is a bright emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Orion, forming part of the larger Orion Nebula complex.
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E.
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.
- 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 36 Target entity description: Messier 36 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Auriga, notable for its young, hot stars and resemblance to the Pleiades cluster.
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A.
Messier 35
Messier 35 is a bright, large open star cluster located in the constellation Gemini, visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
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B.
Messier 45
Messier 45, commonly known as the Pleiades, is a prominent open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, easily visible to the naked eye and famous in many cultures worldwide.
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C.
Messier 30
Messier 30 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Capricornus, composed of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars bound tightly by gravity.
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D.
Messier 43
Messier 43 is a bright emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Orion, forming part of the larger Orion Nebula complex.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Messier 36