NGC 959
E1567856
UNEXPLORED
NGC 959 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum, notable for its irregular structure and active star-forming regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 959 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22698159 — 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 959 Context triple: [NGC 1023 Group, containsGalaxy, NGC 959]
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A.
NGC 925
NGC 925 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum, notable for its asymmetric structure and active star-forming regions.
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B.
NGC 909
NGC 909 is a galaxy located in the constellation of Andromeda and is a member of the Abell 347 galaxy cluster.
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C.
NGC 949
NGC 949 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda and is a member of the nearby NGC 1023 galaxy group.
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D.
NGC 910
NGC 910 is a large elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda and is one of the brightest members of the galaxy cluster Abell 347.
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E.
NGC 906
NGC 906 is a distant spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda and is a member of the Abell 347 galaxy cluster.
- 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 959 Target entity description: NGC 959 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum, notable for its irregular structure and active star-forming regions.
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A.
NGC 925
NGC 925 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum, notable for its asymmetric structure and active star-forming regions.
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B.
NGC 909
NGC 909 is a galaxy located in the constellation of Andromeda and is a member of the Abell 347 galaxy cluster.
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C.
NGC 949
NGC 949 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda and is a member of the nearby NGC 1023 galaxy group.
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D.
NGC 910
NGC 910 is a large elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda and is one of the brightest members of the galaxy cluster Abell 347.
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E.
NGC 906
NGC 906 is a distant spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda and is a member of the Abell 347 galaxy cluster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.