Messier 86
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Messier 86 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its high approach velocity toward the Milky Way and its rich population of globular clusters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Messier 86 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20576737 — 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: Messier 86 Context triple: [Pierre Méchain, discovered, Messier 86]
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A.
Messier 85
Messier 85 is a lenticular or elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, located in the constellation Coma Berenices and observed as a bright, nearly featureless system of older stars.
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B.
Messier 84
Messier 84 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its supermassive black hole and role in studies of galactic dynamics and active galactic nuclei.
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C.
Messier 66
Messier 66 is a bright, barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and a prominent member of the Leo Triplet galaxy group.
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D.
Messier 80
Messier 80 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its rich population of stars and high central concentration.
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E.
Messier 65
Messier 65 is a bright spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, notable as one of the three galaxies forming the Leo Triplet.
- 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: Messier 86 Target entity description: Messier 86 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its high approach velocity toward the Milky Way and its rich population of globular clusters.
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A.
Messier 85
Messier 85 is a lenticular or elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, located in the constellation Coma Berenices and observed as a bright, nearly featureless system of older stars.
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B.
Messier 84
Messier 84 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its supermassive black hole and role in studies of galactic dynamics and active galactic nuclei.
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C.
Messier 66
Messier 66 is a bright, barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and a prominent member of the Leo Triplet galaxy group.
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D.
Messier 80
Messier 80 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its rich population of stars and high central concentration.
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E.
Messier 65
Messier 65 is a bright spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, notable as one of the three galaxies forming the Leo Triplet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.