NGC 4874
E1568317
UNEXPLORED
NGC 4874 is a massive elliptical galaxy that serves as one of the central dominant galaxies in the Coma Cluster of galaxies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 4874 canonical | 2 |
| cD galaxy NGC 4874 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22999972 — 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 4874 Context triple: [Coma Berenices, containsNotableGalaxy, NGC 4874]
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A.
NGC 4478
NGC 4478 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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B.
NGC 4472
NGC 4472, also known as M49, is a giant elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster and one of the brightest galaxies in the Virgo constellation.
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C.
NGC 4374
NGC 4374, also known as Messier 84, is a giant elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a prominent member of the Virgo Cluster.
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D.
NGC 4476
NGC 4476 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its relatively high content of molecular gas compared to similar galaxies.
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E.
NGC 4696
NGC 4696 is a massive elliptical galaxy that serves as the central dominant galaxy of the Centaurus Cluster, notable for its complex dust lanes and active galactic nucleus.
- 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 4874 Target entity description: NGC 4874 is a massive elliptical galaxy that serves as one of the central dominant galaxies in the Coma Cluster of galaxies.
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A.
NGC 4478
NGC 4478 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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B.
NGC 4472
NGC 4472, also known as M49, is a giant elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster and one of the brightest galaxies in the Virgo constellation.
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C.
NGC 4374
NGC 4374, also known as Messier 84, is a giant elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a prominent member of the Virgo Cluster.
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D.
NGC 4476
NGC 4476 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its relatively high content of molecular gas compared to similar galaxies.
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E.
NGC 4696
NGC 4696 is a massive elliptical galaxy that serves as the central dominant galaxy of the Centaurus Cluster, notable for its complex dust lanes and active galactic nucleus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: NGC 4874