Hickson Compact Group 92
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Hickson Compact Group 92 is a famous compact group of interacting galaxies in the constellation Pegasus, notable for its dramatic tidal distortions and shock fronts caused by galactic collisions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hickson Compact Group 92 canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2706420 — 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: Hickson Compact Group 92 Context triple: [Stephan's Quintet, alsoKnownAs, Hickson Compact Group 92]
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A.
M81 Group
The M81 Group is a nearby collection of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major, dominated by the large spiral galaxy Messier 81 and known for its interacting members and active star formation.
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B.
Virgo Cluster
The Virgo Cluster is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster that serves as the central, dominant concentration of galaxies in our local region of the universe.
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C.
Centaurus A/M83 Group
The Centaurus A/M83 Group is a nearby galaxy group dominated by the massive galaxies Centaurus A and Messier 83, forming one of the closest large-scale neighbors to our own galactic neighborhood.
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D.
Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster
The Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster is a massive nearby concentration of galaxy clusters that forms one of the dominant structures in our cosmic neighborhood and serves as a major component of the larger Laniakea Supercluster.
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E.
Centaurus Cluster
The Centaurus Cluster is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its rich population of galaxies and role as a major mass concentration within the local universe.
- 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: Hickson Compact Group 92 Target entity description: Hickson Compact Group 92 is a famous compact group of interacting galaxies in the constellation Pegasus, notable for its dramatic tidal distortions and shock fronts caused by galactic collisions.
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A.
M81 Group
The M81 Group is a nearby collection of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major, dominated by the large spiral galaxy Messier 81 and known for its interacting members and active star formation.
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B.
Virgo Cluster
The Virgo Cluster is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster that serves as the central, dominant concentration of galaxies in our local region of the universe.
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C.
Centaurus A/M83 Group
The Centaurus A/M83 Group is a nearby galaxy group dominated by the massive galaxies Centaurus A and Messier 83, forming one of the closest large-scale neighbors to our own galactic neighborhood.
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D.
Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster
The Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster is a massive nearby concentration of galaxy clusters that forms one of the dominant structures in our cosmic neighborhood and serves as a major component of the larger Laniakea Supercluster.
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E.
Centaurus Cluster
The Centaurus Cluster is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its rich population of galaxies and role as a major mass concentration within the local universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
compact galaxy group
ⓘ
deep-sky object ⓘ interacting galaxy system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
HCG 92
ⓘ
Stephan's Quintet ⓘ |
| approximateDistance |
290 million light-years
ⓘ
90 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
NGC 7319
ⓘ
surface form:
Arp 319
HCG 92 ⓘ |
| containsGalaxy |
NGC 7317
ⓘ
NGC 7318B ⓘ
surface form:
NGC 7318A
NGC 7318B ⓘ NGC 7319 ⓘ NGC 7320 ⓘ NGC 7320C ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Édouard Stephan ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1877 ⓘ |
| environment | dense small-scale galaxy group ⓘ |
| hasActiveGalaxy |
NGC 7319
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surface form:
Seyfert 2 nucleus in NGC 7319
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| hasFeature |
intergalactic gas filament
ⓘ
intergalactic shock front ⓘ large-scale tidal tails ⓘ star-forming regions in tidal debris ⓘ |
| hasGalaxyType |
barred spiral galaxies
ⓘ
elliptical galaxies ⓘ spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Pegasus ⓘ |
| memberCount | 5 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic tidal distortions
ⓘ
shock fronts caused by galactic collisions ⓘ strong gravitational interactions between member galaxies ⓘ |
| observedByTelescope |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ Very Large Array ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOfCatalog |
Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies
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Hickson Compact Group catalogue ⓘ
surface form:
Hickson Compact Group catalog
|
| redshift | 0.0215 ⓘ |
| showsPhenomenon |
galaxy harassment
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ram-pressure stripping ⓘ shock-induced star formation ⓘ |
| skyLocation | near the border of Pegasus and Pisces ⓘ |
| usedAs |
laboratory for studying galaxy interactions
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testbed for models of shock physics in the intergalactic medium ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hickson Compact Group 92 Description of subject: Hickson Compact Group 92 is a famous compact group of interacting galaxies in the constellation Pegasus, notable for its dramatic tidal distortions and shock fronts caused by galactic collisions.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
NGC 7317
subject surface form:
NGC 7318A
subject surface form:
NGC 7319