NGC 457
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UNEXPLORED
NGC 457 is a young open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia, popularly known as the Owl Cluster or E.T. Cluster due to its distinctive shape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 457 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18552129 — 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 457 Context triple: [Cassiopeia, containsOpenCluster, NGC 457]
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A.
NGC 4571
NGC 4571 is a face-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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B.
NGC 4579
NGC 4579 is a barred spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the constellation Virgo and associated with the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
NGC 4527
NGC 4527 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable as a member of the Virgo Cluster and as the host of several observed supernovae.
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D.
NGC 4501
NGC 4501 is a large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and interaction with the intracluster medium in the Virgo Cluster.
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E.
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.
- 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 457 Target entity description: NGC 457 is a young open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia, popularly known as the Owl Cluster or E.T. Cluster due to its distinctive shape.
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A.
NGC 4571
NGC 4571 is a face-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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B.
NGC 4579
NGC 4579 is a barred spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the constellation Virgo and associated with the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
NGC 4527
NGC 4527 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable as a member of the Virgo Cluster and as the host of several observed supernovae.
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D.
NGC 4501
NGC 4501 is a large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and interaction with the intracluster medium in the Virgo Cluster.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.