DDO 187
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UNEXPLORED
DDO 187 is a faint dwarf irregular galaxy in the nearby universe, notable for its low luminosity and modest star-forming activity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| DDO 187 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18443287 — 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: DDO 187 Context triple: [UGC 9128, hasAlternativeDesignation, DDO 187]
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A.
DDO 185
DDO 185 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its low mass and active star-forming regions.
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B.
DDO 167
DDO 167 is a faint dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Draco, notable as a nearby low-mass member of the Local Volume.
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C.
DDO 208
DDO 208 is a faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Draco that is one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies.
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D.
DDO 216
DDO 216 is a faint, nearby dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Pegasus that is part of the Local Group of galaxies.
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E.
DDO 82
DDO 82 is a dwarf irregular galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group of galaxies.
- 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: DDO 187 Target entity description: DDO 187 is a faint dwarf irregular galaxy in the nearby universe, notable for its low luminosity and modest star-forming activity.
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A.
DDO 185
DDO 185 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its low mass and active star-forming regions.
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B.
DDO 167
DDO 167 is a faint dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Draco, notable as a nearby low-mass member of the Local Volume.
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C.
DDO 208
DDO 208 is a faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Draco that is one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies.
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D.
DDO 216
DDO 216 is a faint, nearby dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Pegasus that is part of the Local Group of galaxies.
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E.
DDO 82
DDO 82 is a dwarf irregular galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group of galaxies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.