NGC 5457
E1422177
UNEXPLORED
NGC 5457 is a large, face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, widely known as the Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 5457 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20094748 — 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 5457 Context triple: [Messier 101, alsoKnownAs, NGC 5457]
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A.
NGC 5749
NGC 5749 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Lupus.
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B.
NGC 5460
NGC 5460 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Centaurus.
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C.
NGC 5307
NGC 5307 is a planetary nebula located in the southern constellation Centaurus, notable for its compact, symmetric structure and bright central star.
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D.
NGC 5970
NGC 5970 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
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E.
NGC 5977
NGC 5977 is a distant galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput, observed and cataloged in the New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars.
- 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 5457 Target entity description: NGC 5457 is a large, face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, widely known as the Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101).
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A.
NGC 5749
NGC 5749 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Lupus.
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B.
NGC 5460
NGC 5460 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Centaurus.
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C.
NGC 5307
NGC 5307 is a planetary nebula located in the southern constellation Centaurus, notable for its compact, symmetric structure and bright central star.
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D.
NGC 5970
NGC 5970 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
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E.
NGC 5977
NGC 5977 is a distant galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput, observed and cataloged in the New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.