PGC 40515
E1496480
UNEXPLORED
PGC 40515 is a large lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable as one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PGC 40515 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21338523 — 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 40515 Context triple: [NGC 4382, alsoKnownAs, PGC 40515]
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A.
PGC 40455
PGC 40455 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as Messier 84 (M84), located in the constellation Virgo.
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B.
PGC 43451
PGC 43451 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable for its single prominent spiral arm and active galactic nucleus.
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C.
PGC 040540
PGC 040540 is a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its active galactic nucleus and strong emission-line features.
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D.
PGC 47495
PGC 47495 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, cataloged in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue.
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E.
PGC 40973
PGC 40973 is a peculiar, heavily distorted spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its tidal interactions and disrupted structure.
- 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 40515 Target entity description: PGC 40515 is a large lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable as one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster.
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A.
PGC 40455
PGC 40455 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as Messier 84 (M84), located in the constellation Virgo.
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B.
PGC 43451
PGC 43451 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable for its single prominent spiral arm and active galactic nucleus.
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C.
PGC 040540
PGC 040540 is a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its active galactic nucleus and strong emission-line features.
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D.
PGC 47495
PGC 47495 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, cataloged in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue.
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E.
PGC 40973
PGC 40973 is a peculiar, heavily distorted spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its tidal interactions and disrupted structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.