NGC 2273
E1558322
UNEXPLORED
NGC 2273 is a barred spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the constellation Lynx.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 2273 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21523105 — 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 2273 Context triple: [Lynx, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 2273]
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A.
NGC 2573
NGC 2573 is a faint barred spiral galaxy located near the south celestial pole in the constellation Octans.
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B.
NGC 2207
NGC 2207 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its dramatic gravitational interaction and ongoing collision with the nearby galaxy IC 2163.
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C.
NGC 221
NGC 221 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy in the Local Group, best known as the bright satellite galaxy M32 orbiting the Andromeda Galaxy.
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D.
NGC 224
NGC 224 is the Andromeda Galaxy, a massive spiral galaxy and the closest major galactic neighbor to the Milky Way.
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E.
NGC 2232
NGC 2232 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its relatively young, bright 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 2273 Target entity description: NGC 2273 is a barred spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the constellation Lynx.
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A.
NGC 2573
NGC 2573 is a faint barred spiral galaxy located near the south celestial pole in the constellation Octans.
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B.
NGC 2207
NGC 2207 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its dramatic gravitational interaction and ongoing collision with the nearby galaxy IC 2163.
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C.
NGC 221
NGC 221 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy in the Local Group, best known as the bright satellite galaxy M32 orbiting the Andromeda Galaxy.
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D.
NGC 224
NGC 224 is the Andromeda Galaxy, a massive spiral galaxy and the closest major galactic neighbor to the Milky Way.
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E.
NGC 2232
NGC 2232 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its relatively young, bright stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.