IRAS 13599-4102
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IRAS 13599-4102 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, better known as NGC 5408 and noted for hosting an ultraluminous X-ray source.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IRAS 13599-4102 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19203809 — 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: IRAS 13599-4102 Context triple: [NGC 5408, hasAlternateName, IRAS 13599-4102]
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A.
IRAS 13300+5456
IRAS 13300+5456 is an infrared-detected galaxy, also cataloged as UGC 8508, located in the constellation Ursa Major.
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B.
IRAS 12505+2531
IRAS 12505+2531 is an infrared source corresponding to the peculiar barred spiral galaxy NGC 4725 in the constellation Coma Berenices.
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C.
Barnard 213
Barnard 213 is a dense, filamentary dark cloud and active star-forming region within the Taurus molecular cloud complex, notable for hosting numerous young stellar objects and protostars.
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D.
Barnard 33
Barnard 33, commonly known as the Horsehead Nebula, is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion whose distinctive horse-head shape is silhouetted against the bright emission nebula IC 434.
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E.
Caldwell 13
Caldwell 13 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, cataloged in the Caldwell deep-sky list and observed as a dense, spherical collection of ancient stars.
- 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: IRAS 13599-4102 Target entity description: IRAS 13599-4102 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, better known as NGC 5408 and noted for hosting an ultraluminous X-ray source.
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A.
IRAS 13300+5456
IRAS 13300+5456 is an infrared-detected galaxy, also cataloged as UGC 8508, located in the constellation Ursa Major.
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B.
IRAS 12505+2531
IRAS 12505+2531 is an infrared source corresponding to the peculiar barred spiral galaxy NGC 4725 in the constellation Coma Berenices.
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C.
Barnard 213
Barnard 213 is a dense, filamentary dark cloud and active star-forming region within the Taurus molecular cloud complex, notable for hosting numerous young stellar objects and protostars.
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D.
Barnard 33
Barnard 33, commonly known as the Horsehead Nebula, is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion whose distinctive horse-head shape is silhouetted against the bright emission nebula IC 434.
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E.
Caldwell 13
Caldwell 13 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, cataloged in the Caldwell deep-sky list and observed as a dense, spherical collection of ancient stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.