PGC 42188 (likely designation)
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PGC 42188 is a galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue, more commonly known under its New General Catalogue designation NGC 4584.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PGC 42188 (likely designation) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21361617 — 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: PGC 42188 (likely designation) Context triple: [NGC 4584, hasAlternateName, PGC 42188 (likely designation)]
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A.
PGC 42089
PGC 42089 is a catalog designation for the Virgo Cluster spiral galaxy Messier 90, known for its unusually low star formation and high-speed motion within the cluster.
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B.
PGC 48082
PGC 48082 is a barred spiral galaxy better known as NGC 5236 or the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, located in the constellation Hydra.
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C.
PGC 42831
PGC 42831 is a massive elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as Messier 60 (M60), and is one of the brightest galaxies in that cluster.
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D.
PGC 5818
PGC 5818 is a catalogued galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue, known primarily as an astronomical object of interest in extragalactic studies.
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E.
PGC 028380
PGC 028380 is a dwarf galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue and also known as KDG 64.
- 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: PGC 42188 (likely designation) Target entity description: PGC 42188 is a galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue, more commonly known under its New General Catalogue designation NGC 4584.
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A.
PGC 42089
PGC 42089 is a catalog designation for the Virgo Cluster spiral galaxy Messier 90, known for its unusually low star formation and high-speed motion within the cluster.
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B.
PGC 48082
PGC 48082 is a barred spiral galaxy better known as NGC 5236 or the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, located in the constellation Hydra.
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C.
PGC 42831
PGC 42831 is a massive elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as Messier 60 (M60), and is one of the brightest galaxies in that cluster.
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D.
PGC 5818
PGC 5818 is a catalogued galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue, known primarily as an astronomical object of interest in extragalactic studies.
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E.
PGC 028380
PGC 028380 is a dwarf galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue and also known as KDG 64.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.