NGC 3309
E1457417
UNEXPLORED
NGC 3309 is a massive elliptical galaxy that serves as one of the central, most influential members of the Hydra Cluster of galaxies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 3309 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20777943 — 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 3309 Context triple: [Hydra Cluster, dominantGalaxy, NGC 3309]
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A.
NGC 3311
NGC 3311 is a massive elliptical cD galaxy that serves as the central, brightest member of the Hydra Cluster of galaxies.
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B.
NGC 3079
NGC 3079 is a nearby edge-on spiral galaxy notable for its intense starburst activity and prominent galactic superwind, making it a key object of study in galaxy evolution.
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C.
NGC 3034
NGC 3034 is a nearby starburst galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its intense star formation and strong galactic winds.
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D.
NGC 3114
NGC 3114 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Carina, notable for its bright, loosely bound stars visible in small telescopes.
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E.
NGC 3372
NGC 3372 is a massive, bright star-forming nebula in the Carina constellation, famous for housing the unstable supergiant star Eta Carinae and extensive regions of ionized gas and dust.
- 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 3309 Target entity description: NGC 3309 is a massive elliptical galaxy that serves as one of the central, most influential members of the Hydra Cluster of galaxies.
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A.
NGC 3311
NGC 3311 is a massive elliptical cD galaxy that serves as the central, brightest member of the Hydra Cluster of galaxies.
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B.
NGC 3079
NGC 3079 is a nearby edge-on spiral galaxy notable for its intense starburst activity and prominent galactic superwind, making it a key object of study in galaxy evolution.
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C.
NGC 3034
NGC 3034 is a nearby starburst galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its intense star formation and strong galactic winds.
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D.
NGC 3114
NGC 3114 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Carina, notable for its bright, loosely bound stars visible in small telescopes.
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E.
NGC 3372
NGC 3372 is a massive, bright star-forming nebula in the Carina constellation, famous for housing the unstable supergiant star Eta Carinae and extensive regions of ionized gas and dust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.