NGC 4696B
E1372307
UNEXPLORED
NGC 4696B is a galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster, located in the constellation Centaurus and associated with the rich galaxy cluster Abell 3526.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 4696B canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19261532 — 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 4696B Context triple: [Abell 3526, containsGalaxy, NGC 4696B]
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A.
NGC 4696
NGC 4696 is a massive elliptical galaxy that serves as the central dominant galaxy of the Centaurus Cluster, notable for its complex dust lanes and active galactic nucleus.
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B.
NGC 4639
NGC 4639 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo that hosts an active galactic nucleus and lies on the outskirts of the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
NGC 4606
NGC 4606 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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D.
NGC 4660
NGC 4660 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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E.
NGC 4609
NGC 4609 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Centaurus, notable for its relatively young stellar population.
- 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 4696B Target entity description: NGC 4696B is a galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster, located in the constellation Centaurus and associated with the rich galaxy cluster Abell 3526.
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A.
NGC 4696
NGC 4696 is a massive elliptical galaxy that serves as the central dominant galaxy of the Centaurus Cluster, notable for its complex dust lanes and active galactic nucleus.
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B.
NGC 4639
NGC 4639 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo that hosts an active galactic nucleus and lies on the outskirts of the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
NGC 4606
NGC 4606 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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D.
NGC 4660
NGC 4660 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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E.
NGC 4609
NGC 4609 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Centaurus, notable for its relatively young stellar population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.