NGC 5408 X-1
E1365237
UNEXPLORED
NGC 5408 X-1 is an ultraluminous X-ray source in the dwarf galaxy NGC 5408, thought to be powered by accretion onto a stellar-mass or intermediate-mass black hole.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 5408 X-1 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19203816 — 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 5408 X-1 Context triple: [NGC 5408, hosts, NGC 5408 X-1]
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A.
Scorpius X-1
Scorpius X-1 is a bright low-mass X-ray binary system and one of the strongest persistent X-ray sources in the sky, located in the constellation Scorpius.
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B.
Cygnus X-2
Cygnus X-2 is a bright low-mass X-ray binary system in the constellation Cygnus, consisting of a neutron star accreting matter from a companion star and serving as an important source for studying X-ray emission and compact objects.
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C.
Cygnus X-3
Cygnus X-3 is a powerful X-ray binary system in the constellation Cygnus, believed to consist of a compact object such as a black hole or neutron star orbiting a massive companion star and known for its intense X-ray and gamma-ray emissions.
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D.
Cygnus X-1
Cygnus X-1 is one of the strongest known X-ray sources in the sky and the first widely accepted stellar-mass black hole candidate, located in the constellation Cygnus.
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E.
Holmberg II X-1
Holmberg II X-1 is an ultraluminous X-ray source in the dwarf galaxy Holmberg II, believed to be powered by accretion onto a compact object such as a black hole.
- 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 5408 X-1 Target entity description: NGC 5408 X-1 is an ultraluminous X-ray source in the dwarf galaxy NGC 5408, thought to be powered by accretion onto a stellar-mass or intermediate-mass black hole.
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A.
Scorpius X-1
Scorpius X-1 is a bright low-mass X-ray binary system and one of the strongest persistent X-ray sources in the sky, located in the constellation Scorpius.
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B.
Cygnus X-2
Cygnus X-2 is a bright low-mass X-ray binary system in the constellation Cygnus, consisting of a neutron star accreting matter from a companion star and serving as an important source for studying X-ray emission and compact objects.
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C.
Cygnus X-3
Cygnus X-3 is a powerful X-ray binary system in the constellation Cygnus, believed to consist of a compact object such as a black hole or neutron star orbiting a massive companion star and known for its intense X-ray and gamma-ray emissions.
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D.
Cygnus X-1
Cygnus X-1 is one of the strongest known X-ray sources in the sky and the first widely accepted stellar-mass black hole candidate, located in the constellation Cygnus.
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E.
Holmberg II X-1
Holmberg II X-1 is an ultraluminous X-ray source in the dwarf galaxy Holmberg II, believed to be powered by accretion onto a compact object such as a black hole.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.