NGC 4458
E1528059
UNEXPLORED
NGC 4458 is an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, located in the constellation Virgo and often studied as part of an interacting galaxy pair with NGC 4461.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 4458 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21341303 — 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 4458 Context triple: [NGC 4461, hasCompanion, NGC 4458]
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A.
NGC 4584
NGC 4584 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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B.
NGC 4548
NGC 4548 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
NGC 4388
NGC 4388 is an edge-on spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its strong emission lines and interaction with the cluster environment.
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D.
NGC 4387
NGC 4387 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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E.
NGC 4833
NGC 4833 is a bright globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars.
- 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 4458 Target entity description: NGC 4458 is an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, located in the constellation Virgo and often studied as part of an interacting galaxy pair with NGC 4461.
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A.
NGC 4584
NGC 4584 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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B.
NGC 4548
NGC 4548 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
NGC 4388
NGC 4388 is an edge-on spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its strong emission lines and interaction with the cluster environment.
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D.
NGC 4387
NGC 4387 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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E.
NGC 4833
NGC 4833 is a bright globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.