UGC 668
E1456454
UNEXPLORED
UGC 668 is a galaxy listed in the Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies and the Principal Galaxies Catalogue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UGC 668 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20888287 — 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: UGC 668 Context triple: [PGC 1384, alsoKnownAs, UGC 668]
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A.
UGC 668
UGC 668 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group, better known as IC 1613, notable for its relative isolation and use in calibrating the cosmic distance scale.
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B.
UGC 6669
UGC 6669 is a dwarf galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group in the constellation Ursa Major.
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C.
UGC 6850
UGC 6850 is a dwarf galaxy located in the nearby M81 Group in the constellation Ursa Major.
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D.
UGC 6456
UGC 6456 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major and is a member of the nearby M81 Group of galaxies.
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E.
UGC 5666
UGC 5666 is a dwarf irregular galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group in the constellation Ursa Major.
- 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: UGC 668 Target entity description: UGC 668 is a galaxy listed in the Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies and the Principal Galaxies Catalogue.
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A.
UGC 668
UGC 668 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group, better known as IC 1613, notable for its relative isolation and use in calibrating the cosmic distance scale.
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B.
UGC 6669
UGC 6669 is a dwarf galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group in the constellation Ursa Major.
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C.
UGC 6850
UGC 6850 is a dwarf galaxy located in the nearby M81 Group in the constellation Ursa Major.
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D.
UGC 6456
UGC 6456 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major and is a member of the nearby M81 Group of galaxies.
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E.
UGC 5666
UGC 5666 is a dwarf irregular galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group in the constellation Ursa Major.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.