NGC 1272
E1541955
UNEXPLORED
NGC 1272 is a massive elliptical galaxy located in the Perseus Cluster, notable for its interaction with the cluster’s hot intracluster medium and evidence of strong ram-pressure stripping.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22279490 — 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 1272 Context triple: [Abell 426, hasNotableGalaxy, NGC 1272]
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A.
NGC 1291
NGC 1291 is a prominent barred ring galaxy located in the constellation Fornax, notable for its large outer ring structure surrounding a bright central bar.
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B.
NGC 4527
NGC 4527 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable as a member of the Virgo Cluster and as the host of several observed supernovae.
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C.
NGC 1261
NGC 1261 is a globular star cluster located in the constellation Horologium, known for its dense concentration of ancient stars.
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D.
NGC 4222
NGC 4222 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, observed near the larger galaxy NGC 4216.
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E.
NGC 4372
NGC 4372 is a globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, known for its great age and heavy obscuration by interstellar dust.
- 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 1272 Target entity description: NGC 1272 is a massive elliptical galaxy located in the Perseus Cluster, notable for its interaction with the cluster’s hot intracluster medium and evidence of strong ram-pressure stripping.
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A.
NGC 1291
NGC 1291 is a prominent barred ring galaxy located in the constellation Fornax, notable for its large outer ring structure surrounding a bright central bar.
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B.
NGC 4527
NGC 4527 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable as a member of the Virgo Cluster and as the host of several observed supernovae.
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C.
NGC 1261
NGC 1261 is a globular star cluster located in the constellation Horologium, known for its dense concentration of ancient stars.
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D.
NGC 4222
NGC 4222 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, observed near the larger galaxy NGC 4216.
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E.
NGC 4372
NGC 4372 is a globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, known for its great age and heavy obscuration by interstellar dust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: NGC 1272