Messier 104
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Messier 104 is a bright, nearby spiral galaxy with a prominent dust lane and large central bulge, popularly known as the Sombrero Galaxy in the constellation Virgo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Messier 104 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21026169 — 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 104 Context triple: [Sombrero Galaxy, isMessierObject, Messier 104]
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A.
Messier 54
Messier 54 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for being one of the first globular clusters found to belong to a dwarf galaxy outside the Milky Way.
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B.
Messier 108
Messier 108 is a barred spiral galaxy viewed nearly edge-on from Earth, notable for its rich dust lanes and active star-forming regions.
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C.
Messier 107
Messier 107 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its relatively loose structure and rich population of ancient stars.
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D.
Messier 14
Messier 14 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, composed of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars densely packed together.
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E.
Messier 48
Messier 48 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Hydra, visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
- 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 104 Target entity description: Messier 104 is a bright, nearby spiral galaxy with a prominent dust lane and large central bulge, popularly known as the Sombrero Galaxy in the constellation Virgo.
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A.
Messier 54
Messier 54 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for being one of the first globular clusters found to belong to a dwarf galaxy outside the Milky Way.
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B.
Messier 108
Messier 108 is a barred spiral galaxy viewed nearly edge-on from Earth, notable for its rich dust lanes and active star-forming regions.
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C.
Messier 107
Messier 107 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its relatively loose structure and rich population of ancient stars.
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D.
Messier 14
Messier 14 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, composed of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars densely packed together.
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E.
Messier 48
Messier 48 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Hydra, visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Virgo constellation