NGC galaxies
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NGC galaxies are celestial objects listed in the New General Catalogue, a foundational astronomical catalog of deep-sky galaxies widely used in observational astronomy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC catalog surveys | 1 |
| NGC galaxies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18774996 — 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: NGC galaxies Context triple: [Principal Galaxies Catalogue, hasEntryFor, NGC galaxies]
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A.
NGC 3918
NGC 3918 is a bright planetary nebula in the southern sky, often called the "Blue Planetary" due to its vivid blue appearance.
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B.
NGC 4567
NGC 4567 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, best known as one of the interacting "Siamese Twins" galaxies undergoing a close encounter with its neighbor NGC 4568.
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C.
NGC 1058
NGC 1058 is a nearby face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus, notable as the host of the peculiar supernova-like event SN 1961V.
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D.
NGC 1569
NGC 1569 is a nearby dwarf irregular starburst galaxy notable for its intense recent star formation and numerous young star clusters.
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E.
NGC 2976
NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the 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: NGC galaxies Target entity description: NGC galaxies are celestial objects listed in the New General Catalogue, a foundational astronomical catalog of deep-sky galaxies widely used in observational astronomy.
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A.
NGC 3918
NGC 3918 is a bright planetary nebula in the southern sky, often called the "Blue Planetary" due to its vivid blue appearance.
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B.
NGC 4567
NGC 4567 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, best known as one of the interacting "Siamese Twins" galaxies undergoing a close encounter with its neighbor NGC 4568.
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C.
NGC 1058
NGC 1058 is a nearby face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus, notable as the host of the peculiar supernova-like event SN 1961V.
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D.
NGC 1569
NGC 1569 is a nearby dwarf irregular starburst galaxy notable for its intense recent star formation and numerous young star clusters.
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E.
NGC 2976
NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the 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.
linked to: NGC galaxies