Melotte 50
E1537296
UNEXPLORED
Melotte 50 is an open star cluster embedded in the Rosette Nebula in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its young, massive stars that illuminate the surrounding gas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melotte 50 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22430439 — 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 50 Context triple: [NGC 2244, otherDesignation, Melotte 50]
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A.
Melotte 51
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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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 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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D.
Melotte 72
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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E.
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.
- 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 50 Target entity description: Melotte 50 is an open star cluster embedded in the Rosette Nebula in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its young, massive stars that illuminate the surrounding gas.
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A.
Melotte 51
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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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 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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D.
Melotte 72
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.