NGC 4254
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UNEXPLORED
NGC 4254 is a grand-design spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster notable for its asymmetric structure and vigorous star formation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 4254 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21026617 — 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 4254 Context triple: [M99, alsoKnownAs, NGC 4254]
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A.
NGC 4461
NGC 4461 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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B.
NGC 4406
NGC 4406, also known as Messier 86, is a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo and one of the prominent members of the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
NGC 4552
NGC 4552, also known as Messier 89, is an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster located about 50 million light-years from Earth.
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D.
NGC 4536
NGC 4536 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and location in the constellation Virgo.
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E.
NGC 4501
NGC 4501 is a large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and interaction with the intracluster medium 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: NGC 4254 Target entity description: NGC 4254 is a grand-design spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster notable for its asymmetric structure and vigorous star formation.
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A.
NGC 4461
NGC 4461 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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B.
NGC 4406
NGC 4406, also known as Messier 86, is a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo and one of the prominent members of the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
NGC 4552
NGC 4552, also known as Messier 89, is an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster located about 50 million light-years from Earth.
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D.
NGC 4536
NGC 4536 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and location in the constellation Virgo.
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E.
NGC 4501
NGC 4501 is a large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and interaction with the intracluster medium 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.