NGC 5962
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UNEXPLORED
NGC 5962 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput, known for its well-defined structure and moderate brightness in amateur telescopes.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19205944 — 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 5962 Context triple: [Serpens Caput, contains, NGC 5962]
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A.
NGC 5986
NGC 5986 is a bright globular star cluster located in the constellation Lupus, notable for its rich stellar population and relatively close distance to Earth.
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B.
NGC 598
NGC 598 is the Triangulum Galaxy, a nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group and one of the closest large galaxies to the Milky Way.
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C.
NGC 2976
NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
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D.
NGC 6229
NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
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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 5962 Target entity description: NGC 5962 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput, known for its well-defined structure and moderate brightness in amateur telescopes.
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A.
NGC 5986
NGC 5986 is a bright globular star cluster located in the constellation Lupus, notable for its rich stellar population and relatively close distance to Earth.
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B.
NGC 598
NGC 598 is the Triangulum Galaxy, a nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group and one of the closest large galaxies to the Milky Way.
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C.
NGC 2976
NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
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D.
NGC 6229
NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
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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 (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: NGC 5962