UGC 2172
E1553947
UNEXPLORED
UGC 2172 is a relatively faint galaxy that is a member of the nearby NGC 1023 Group of galaxies in the constellation Perseus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UGC 2172 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22698162 — 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: UGC 2172 Context triple: [NGC 1023 Group, containsGalaxy, UGC 2172]
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A.
UGC 2157
UGC 2157 is a dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Perseus and is a member of the nearby NGC 1023 galaxy group.
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B.
UGC 2165
UGC 2165 is a dwarf galaxy located in the nearby NGC 1023 galaxy group within the constellation Perseus.
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C.
UGC 12713
UGC 12713 is a dwarf galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group in the constellation Ursa Major.
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D.
UGC 2716
UGC 2716 is a dwarf galaxy that is a member of the nearby NGC 1023 galaxy group in the constellation Perseus.
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E.
UGC 2418
UGC 2418 is a galaxy that is a member of the nearby NGC 1023 Group of galaxies in the constellation Perseus.
- 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: UGC 2172 Target entity description: UGC 2172 is a relatively faint galaxy that is a member of the nearby NGC 1023 Group of galaxies in the constellation Perseus.
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A.
UGC 2157
UGC 2157 is a dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Perseus and is a member of the nearby NGC 1023 galaxy group.
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B.
UGC 2165
UGC 2165 is a dwarf galaxy located in the nearby NGC 1023 galaxy group within the constellation Perseus.
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C.
UGC 12713
UGC 12713 is a dwarf galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group in the constellation Ursa Major.
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D.
UGC 2716
UGC 2716 is a dwarf galaxy that is a member of the nearby NGC 1023 galaxy group in the constellation Perseus.
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E.
UGC 2418
UGC 2418 is a galaxy that is a member of the nearby NGC 1023 Group of galaxies in the constellation Perseus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.