PGC 42168
E1487151
UNEXPLORED
PGC 42168 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, better known as NGC 4579 and notable as a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region (LINER) galaxy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PGC 42168 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21297250 — 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 42168 Context triple: [NGC 4579, hasAlternativeName, PGC 42168]
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A.
PGC 42168
PGC 42168 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, more commonly known as Messier 58 (M58), one of the brighter members of that cluster.
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B.
PGC 46668
PGC 46668 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, better known by its primary designation NGC 5102.
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C.
PGC 41968
PGC 41968 is an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, more commonly known as Messier 89 (M89).
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D.
PGC 45628
PGC 45628 is a dwarf irregular galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue and also known as UGC 8201.
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E.
PGC 42628
PGC 42628 is the Principal Galaxies Catalogue designation for the lenticular galaxy Messier 59 in the Virgo Cluster.
- 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 42168 Target entity description: PGC 42168 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, better known as NGC 4579 and notable as a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region (LINER) galaxy.
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A.
PGC 42168
PGC 42168 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, more commonly known as Messier 58 (M58), one of the brighter members of that cluster.
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B.
PGC 46668
PGC 46668 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, better known by its primary designation NGC 5102.
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C.
PGC 41968
PGC 41968 is an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, more commonly known as Messier 89 (M89).
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D.
PGC 45628
PGC 45628 is a dwarf irregular galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue and also known as UGC 8201.
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E.
PGC 42628
PGC 42628 is the Principal Galaxies Catalogue designation for the lenticular galaxy Messier 59 in the Virgo Cluster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.