NGC 5585
E1426059
UNEXPLORED
NGC 5585 is a faint, nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major that is gravitationally associated with the larger Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 5585 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20094784 — 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 5585 Context triple: [Messier 101, hasSatelliteGalaxy, NGC 5585]
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A.
NGC 55
NGC 55 is a nearby barred irregular galaxy in the constellation Sculptor, notable as one of the closest and brightest members of the Sculptor Group.
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B.
NGC 1559
NGC 1559 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and prominent spiral structure, located in the constellation Reticulum.
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C.
NGC 5975
NGC 5975 is a distant galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
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D.
NGC 4584
NGC 4584 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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E.
NGC 5822
NGC 5822 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Lupus.
- 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 5585 Target entity description: NGC 5585 is a faint, nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major that is gravitationally associated with the larger Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101).
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A.
NGC 55
NGC 55 is a nearby barred irregular galaxy in the constellation Sculptor, notable as one of the closest and brightest members of the Sculptor Group.
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B.
NGC 1559
NGC 1559 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and prominent spiral structure, located in the constellation Reticulum.
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C.
NGC 5975
NGC 5975 is a distant galaxy located in the constellation Serpens Caput.
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D.
NGC 4584
NGC 4584 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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E.
NGC 5822
NGC 5822 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Lupus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.