Cigar Galaxy
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The Cigar Galaxy is a nearby starburst galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its intense star formation and elongated, cigar-like appearance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cigar Galaxy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18541182 — 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: Cigar Galaxy Context triple: [Messier 82, alsoKnownAs, Cigar Galaxy]
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A.
Pegasus Galaxy
The Pegasus Galaxy is a fictional distant galaxy in the Stargate universe, best known as the primary location of the TV series *Stargate Atlantis*, home to the city of Atlantis and the Wraith.
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B.
Messier 51
Messier 51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a famous face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici noted for its striking structure and interaction with a companion galaxy.
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C.
Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy is a nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group, notable as one of the closest large galaxies to the Milky Way and a companion to the Andromeda Galaxy.
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D.
Bode's Galaxy
Bode's Galaxy is a bright, grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable as one of the closest and most studied large galaxies beyond the Local Group.
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E.
Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and is on a collision course to eventually merge with it.
- 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: Cigar Galaxy Target entity description: The Cigar Galaxy is a nearby starburst galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its intense star formation and elongated, cigar-like appearance.
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A.
Pegasus Galaxy
The Pegasus Galaxy is a fictional distant galaxy in the Stargate universe, best known as the primary location of the TV series *Stargate Atlantis*, home to the city of Atlantis and the Wraith.
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B.
Messier 51
Messier 51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a famous face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici noted for its striking structure and interaction with a companion galaxy.
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C.
Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy is a nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group, notable as one of the closest large galaxies to the Milky Way and a companion to the Andromeda Galaxy.
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D.
Bode's Galaxy
Bode's Galaxy is a bright, grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable as one of the closest and most studied large galaxies beyond the Local Group.
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E.
Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and is on a collision course to eventually merge with it.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.