NGC 4206
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UNEXPLORED
NGC 4206 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the Virgo Cluster, observed in the constellation Virgo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 4206 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21176103 — 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 4206 Context triple: [NGC 4216, hasCompanionGalaxy, NGC 4206]
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A.
NGC 4216
NGC 4216 is a large, edge-on spiral galaxy located in the Virgo constellation and is one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster.
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B.
NGC 4526
NGC 4526 is a lenticular galaxy notable for its bright central dust disk and supermassive black hole, located in the constellation Virgo as a member of the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
NGC 4606
NGC 4606 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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D.
NGC 4706
NGC 4706 is a galaxy located within the Centaurus Cluster (Abell 3526), a massive galaxy cluster in the constellation Centaurus.
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E.
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.
- 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 4206 Target entity description: NGC 4206 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the Virgo Cluster, observed in the constellation Virgo.
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A.
NGC 4216
NGC 4216 is a large, edge-on spiral galaxy located in the Virgo constellation and is one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster.
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B.
NGC 4526
NGC 4526 is a lenticular galaxy notable for its bright central dust disk and supermassive black hole, located in the constellation Virgo as a member of the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
NGC 4606
NGC 4606 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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D.
NGC 4706
NGC 4706 is a galaxy located within the Centaurus Cluster (Abell 3526), a massive galaxy cluster in the constellation Centaurus.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.