M11
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M11 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, also known as the Wild Duck Cluster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M11 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4617723 — 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: M11 Context triple: [Open cluster M11, alsoKnownAs, M11]
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A.
M11
M11 is a major motorway in England that connects London to Cambridge and the East Anglia region.
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B.
M110
M110 is a dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy within the Local Group.
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C.
M1151
The M1151 is an upgraded, armored variant of the Humvee designed to provide enhanced protection and payload capacity for modern military operations.
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D.
M1
M1 is a light metro line in Lausanne, Switzerland, connecting the city center with the university and lakeside areas.
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E.
M1
M1 is a major north–south motorway in England connecting London with Leeds and forming a key part of the UK’s primary road network.
- 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: M11 Target entity description: M11 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, also known as the Wild Duck Cluster.
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A.
M11
M11 is a major motorway in England that connects London to Cambridge and the East Anglia region.
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B.
M110
M110 is a dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy within the Local Group.
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C.
M1151
The M1151 is an upgraded, armored variant of the Humvee designed to provide enhanced protection and payload capacity for modern military operations.
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D.
M1
M1 is a boat line that operates as part of Geneva’s public transport network, providing passenger service across the city’s waters.
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E.
M1
M1 is Budapest’s historic Millennium Underground line, one of the world’s oldest metro lines and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
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NGC object ⓘ open star cluster ⓘ |
| age |
about 220 million years
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on the order of 200 million years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Messier 11
ⓘ
NGC 6705 ⓘ Wild Duck Cluster ⓘ |
| angularSize | 14 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 5.8 ⓘ |
| appearance |
compact
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rich ⓘ triangular star pattern resembling a flock of ducks in flight ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Scutum Star Cloud region
ⓘ
linked to:
Scutum Star Cloud
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| bestSeenFrom | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| bestViewingSeason | summer ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Charles Messier ⓘ |
| clusterType | rich open cluster ⓘ |
| constellation | Scutum ⓘ |
| contains |
B-type main-sequence stars
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giant stars ⓘ many F-type main-sequence stars ⓘ |
| coreConcentration | high ⓘ |
| declination | −06°16′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Gottfried Kirch ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | telescopic observation ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1681 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 1.8 kiloparsecs
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about 6000 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | −2.8 degrees (approximate) ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 27.3 degrees (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasTrumplerClassification | Trumpler 2.2R ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galactic disk
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Milky Way ⓘ |
| mass | several thousand solar masses ⓘ |
| messierNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| metallicity | near-solar ⓘ |
| ngcNumber | 6705 ⓘ |
| numberOfStars | several thousand ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
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optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h51m ⓘ |
| usedFor |
studies of mass segregation in star clusters
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studies of stellar evolution in open clusters ⓘ |
| visibility |
resolved into stars with small telescopes
ⓘ
visible in binoculars under dark skies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: M11 Description of subject: M11 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, also known as the Wild Duck Cluster.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.