NGC 5965
E1374618
UNEXPLORED
NGC 5965 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput, notable for its thin disk and prominent dust lane.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 5965 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19205950 — 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 5965 Context triple: [Serpens Caput, contains, NGC 5965]
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A.
NGC 5962
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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B.
NGC 5963
NGC 5963 is a faint, nearly face-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
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C.
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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D.
NGC 5951
NGC 5951 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
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E.
NGC 5970
NGC 5970 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
- 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 5965 Target entity description: NGC 5965 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput, notable for its thin disk and prominent dust lane.
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A.
NGC 5962
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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B.
NGC 5963
NGC 5963 is a faint, nearly face-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
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C.
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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D.
NGC 5951
NGC 5951 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
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E.
NGC 5970
NGC 5970 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.