Melotte 72
E1516323
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Melotte 72, better known as the Christmas Tree Cluster, is a young open star cluster in the constellation Monoceros notable for its triangular arrangement of bright stars resembling a decorated Christmas tree.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melotte 72 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22057858 — 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 72 Context triple: [Christmas Tree Cluster, otherName, Melotte 72]
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A.
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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B.
Melotte 88
Melotte 88 is an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, better known as the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Melotte 222
Melotte 222 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, also cataloged as NGC 6864.
- 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 72 Target entity description: Melotte 72, better known as the Christmas Tree Cluster, is a young open star cluster in the constellation Monoceros notable for its triangular arrangement of bright stars resembling a decorated Christmas tree.
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A.
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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B.
Melotte 88
Melotte 88 is an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, better known as the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Melotte 222
Melotte 222 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, also cataloged as NGC 6864.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.