SN 1901B
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SN 1901B is a historical supernova observed in the spiral galaxy M100 in the constellation Coma Berenices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SN 1901B canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21026694 — 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: SN 1901B Context triple: [M100, hasSupernova, SN 1901B]
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A.
SN 1950B
SN 1950B is a supernova discovered in 1950 within the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 83.
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B.
SN 1945B
SN 1945B is a historical supernova observed in 1945 within the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 83.
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C.
SN 1923A
SN 1923A is a historical supernova observed in the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 83, notable as one of several recorded stellar explosions in that galaxy.
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D.
SN 1961V
SN 1961V is a peculiar and debated astronomical transient in the galaxy NGC 1058, long argued to be either an unusual supernova or a super-outburst of a luminous blue variable star.
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E.
supernova SN 1940B
Supernova SN 1940B is a historical stellar explosion observed in 1940 within the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4725.
- 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: SN 1901B Target entity description: SN 1901B is a historical supernova observed in the spiral galaxy M100 in the constellation Coma Berenices.
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A.
SN 1950B
SN 1950B is a supernova discovered in 1950 within the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 83.
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B.
SN 1945B
SN 1945B is a historical supernova observed in 1945 within the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 83.
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C.
SN 1923A
SN 1923A is a historical supernova observed in the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 83, notable as one of several recorded stellar explosions in that galaxy.
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D.
SN 1961V
SN 1961V is a peculiar and debated astronomical transient in the galaxy NGC 1058, long argued to be either an unusual supernova or a super-outburst of a luminous blue variable star.
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E.
supernova SN 1940B
Supernova SN 1940B is a historical stellar explosion observed in 1940 within the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4725.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.