Milky Way spiral arms
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The Milky Way spiral arms are the galaxy’s prominent, curved regions of enhanced star formation and stellar density that wind outward from its central bar.
All labels observed (1)
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| Milky Way spiral arms canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18772570 — 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: Milky Way spiral arms Context triple: [Milky Way open cluster system, traces, Milky Way spiral arms]
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A.
Milky Way bulge and bar
The Milky Way bulge and bar is the dense, elongated central stellar structure of our Galaxy, composed of an old, metal-rich stellar population that dominates its inner gravitational potential and strongly influences its overall dynamics.
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B.
Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way
The Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way is one of the galaxy’s major star-forming arms, rich in young star clusters, nebulae, and massive, luminous stars.
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C.
The Origin of the Milky Way
The Origin of the Milky Way is a mythological Renaissance painting by Tintoretto depicting the creation of the Milky Way through the spilled milk of the goddess Hera.
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D.
Galactic rotation
Galactic rotation is the large-scale orbital motion of stars and gas around the center of a galaxy, revealing its mass distribution and the presence of dark matter.
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E.
Perseus Spiral Arm
The Perseus Spiral Arm is one of the major spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy, located outside the Sun’s orbit and rich in star-forming regions and nebulae.
- 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: Milky Way spiral arms Target entity description: The Milky Way spiral arms are the galaxy’s prominent, curved regions of enhanced star formation and stellar density that wind outward from its central bar.
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A.
Milky Way bulge and bar
The Milky Way bulge and bar is the dense, elongated central stellar structure of our Galaxy, composed of an old, metal-rich stellar population that dominates its inner gravitational potential and strongly influences its overall dynamics.
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B.
Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way
The Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way is one of the galaxy’s major star-forming arms, rich in young star clusters, nebulae, and massive, luminous stars.
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C.
The Origin of the Milky Way
The Origin of the Milky Way is a mythological Renaissance painting by Tintoretto depicting the creation of the Milky Way through the spilled milk of the goddess Hera.
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D.
Galactic rotation
Galactic rotation is the large-scale orbital motion of stars and gas around the center of a galaxy, revealing its mass distribution and the presence of dark matter.
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E.
Perseus Spiral Arm
The Perseus Spiral Arm is one of the major spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy, located outside the Sun’s orbit and rich in star-forming regions and nebulae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.