Messier 96
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Messier 96 is a bright intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and one of the principal members of the Leo I Group of galaxies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Messier 96 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22698035 — 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: Messier 96 Context triple: [Leo I Group, hasBrightGalaxy, Messier 96]
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A.
Messier 95
Messier 95 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, notable as a prominent member of the nearby Leo I Group of galaxies.
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B.
Messier 91
Messier 91 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable as one of the fainter members of the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
Messier 90
Messier 90 is a bright spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its unusually high blueshift indicating it is moving toward the Milky Way.
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D.
Messier 65
Messier 65 is a bright spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, notable as one of the three galaxies forming the Leo Triplet.
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E.
Messier 61
Messier 61 is a bright barred spiral galaxy and starburst system located in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its active star formation and multiple observed supernovae.
- 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: Messier 96 Target entity description: Messier 96 is a bright intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and one of the principal members of the Leo I Group of galaxies.
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A.
Messier 95
Messier 95 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, notable as a prominent member of the nearby Leo I Group of galaxies.
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B.
Messier 91
Messier 91 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable as one of the fainter members of the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
Messier 90
Messier 90 is a bright spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its unusually high blueshift indicating it is moving toward the Milky Way.
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D.
Messier 65
Messier 65 is a bright spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, notable as one of the three galaxies forming the Leo Triplet.
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E.
Messier 61
Messier 61 is a bright barred spiral galaxy and starburst system located in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its active star formation and multiple observed supernovae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.