M48
E1506500
UNEXPLORED
M48 is an open star cluster in the constellation Hydra, visible with binoculars or small telescopes and composed of moderately bright, loosely grouped stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| M48 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21885200 — 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: M48 Context triple: [Hydra, containsMessierObject, M48]
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A.
M48
The M48 is a motorway in the United Kingdom that crosses the River Severn via the Severn Bridge, linking England and Wales.
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B.
M41
M41 is a major Central Asian highway route, commonly known as the Pamir Highway, that traverses the high-altitude Pamir Mountains across countries such as Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
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C.
M41
M41 is an open star cluster in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye and notable for its bright, scattered stars.
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D.
M-45
M-45 is a state highway in Michigan that runs east–west through the Grand Rapids area toward the Lake Michigan shoreline.
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E.
M-45
M-45 is a major ring road in the Madrid metropolitan area that helps divert traffic around the city and connect several eastern suburbs.
- 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: M48 Target entity description: M48 is an open star cluster in the constellation Hydra, visible with binoculars or small telescopes and composed of moderately bright, loosely grouped stars.
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A.
M48
The M48 is a motorway in the United Kingdom that crosses the River Severn via the Severn Bridge, linking England and Wales.
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B.
M41
M41 is a major Central Asian highway route, commonly known as the Pamir Highway, that traverses the high-altitude Pamir Mountains across countries such as Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
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C.
M41
M41 is an open star cluster in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye and notable for its bright, scattered stars.
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D.
M-45
M-45 is a state highway in Michigan that runs east–west through the Grand Rapids area toward the Lake Michigan shoreline.
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E.
M-45
M-45 is a major ring road in the Madrid metropolitan area that helps divert traffic around the city and connect several eastern suburbs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.