Canes Venatici II Group
E1404213
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The Canes Venatici II Group is a nearby collection of galaxies in the constellation Canes Venatici that includes the Whirlpool Galaxy (Messier 51) among its principal members.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canes Venatici II Group canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19974198 — 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: Canes Venatici II Group Context triple: [Messier 51, belongsToGalaxyGroup, Canes Venatici II Group]
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A.
Pavo galaxy group
The Pavo galaxy group is a collection of gravitationally bound galaxies located in the southern constellation Pavo, notable for containing several interacting and peculiar systems.
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B.
Canes Venatici II Dwarf Galaxy
Canes Venatici II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Canes Venatici and classified as an ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
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C.
Fornax Cluster
The Fornax Cluster is a relatively nearby, rich cluster of galaxies dominated by early-type galaxies and centered on the giant elliptical NGC 1399 in the constellation Fornax.
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D.
M96 Group
The M96 Group is a nearby collection of galaxies in the constellation Leo, notable for including the bright spiral galaxy Messier 96 and being part of the larger Leo I Group within the Virgo Supercluster.
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E.
NGC 5866 Group
The NGC 5866 Group is a small nearby galaxy group dominated by the lenticular galaxy NGC 5866, located in the constellation Draco and often studied as part of the local large-scale structure of the universe.
- 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: Canes Venatici II Group Target entity description: The Canes Venatici II Group is a nearby collection of galaxies in the constellation Canes Venatici that includes the Whirlpool Galaxy (Messier 51) among its principal members.
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A.
Pavo galaxy group
The Pavo galaxy group is a collection of gravitationally bound galaxies located in the southern constellation Pavo, notable for containing several interacting and peculiar systems.
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B.
Canes Venatici II Dwarf Galaxy
Canes Venatici II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Canes Venatici and classified as an ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
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C.
Fornax Cluster
The Fornax Cluster is a relatively nearby, rich cluster of galaxies dominated by early-type galaxies and centered on the giant elliptical NGC 1399 in the constellation Fornax.
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D.
M96 Group
The M96 Group is a nearby collection of galaxies in the constellation Leo, notable for including the bright spiral galaxy Messier 96 and being part of the larger Leo I Group within the Virgo Supercluster.
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E.
NGC 5866 Group
The NGC 5866 Group is a small nearby galaxy group dominated by the lenticular galaxy NGC 5866, located in the constellation Draco and often studied as part of the local large-scale structure of the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.