Messier 32
E463797
Messier 32 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy that is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy in the Local Group.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Messier 32 canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4618477 — 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: Messier 32 Context triple: [M32, alsoKnownAs, Messier 32]
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A.
Messier 82
Messier 82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, is a nearby starburst galaxy in Ursa Major undergoing intense star formation and strong galactic winds.
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B.
Messier 81
Messier 81 is a prominent, nearby grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its brightness and well-defined structure.
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C.
Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy is a nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group, notable as one of the closest large galaxies to the Milky Way and a companion to the Andromeda Galaxy.
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D.
NGC 2403
NGC 2403 is a nearby spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis, notable for its active star formation and numerous observed supernovae.
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E.
Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy
The Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy is a small, faint, gas-rich dwarf irregular galaxy located on the outskirts of the Local Group and known for its low stellar mass and ongoing, modest star formation.
- 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: Messier 32 Target entity description: Messier 32 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy that is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy in the Local Group.
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A.
Messier 82
Messier 82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, is a nearby starburst galaxy in Ursa Major undergoing intense star formation and strong galactic winds.
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B.
Messier 81
Messier 81 is a prominent, nearby grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its brightness and well-defined structure.
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C.
Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy is a nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group, notable as one of the closest large galaxies to the Milky Way and a companion to the Andromeda Galaxy.
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D.
NGC 2403
NGC 2403 is a nearby spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis, notable for its active star formation and numerous observed supernovae.
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E.
Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy
The Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy is a small, faint, gas-rich dwarf irregular galaxy located on the outskirts of the Local Group and known for its low stellar mass and ongoing, modest star formation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Messier 32 Description of subject: Messier 32 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy that is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy in the Local Group.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.