NGC 5236
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NGC 5236, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy or Messier 83, is a bright, nearby barred spiral starburst galaxy prominent in the constellation Hydra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 5236 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4835281 — 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 5236 Context triple: [Centaurus A/M83 Group, containsGalaxy, NGC 5236]
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A.
NGC 5128
NGC 5128, also known as Centaurus A, is a nearby peculiar elliptical galaxy with a prominent dust lane and one of the strongest radio sources in the sky.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
NGC 3077
NGC 3077 is a small, irregular dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major that is gravitationally interacting with the nearby spiral galaxy M81.
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E.
NGC 2976
NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
- 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 5236 Target entity description: NGC 5236, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy or Messier 83, is a bright, nearby barred spiral starburst galaxy prominent in the constellation Hydra.
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A.
NGC 5128
NGC 5128, also known as Centaurus A, is a nearby peculiar elliptical galaxy with a prominent dust lane and one of the strongest radio sources in the sky.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
NGC 3077
NGC 3077 is a small, irregular dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major that is gravitationally interacting with the nearby spiral galaxy M81.
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E.
NGC 2976
NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
ⓘ
NGC object ⓘ barred spiral galaxy ⓘ deep-sky object ⓘ starburst galaxy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
M83
ⓘ
Messier 83 ⓘ Southern Pinwheel Galaxy ⓘ |
| angularSize | 13.1 × 11.5 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 7.5 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
M83
ⓘ
Messier 83 ⓘ NGC 5236 ⓘ PGC 48082 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
ⓘ
linked to:
Nicolas de Lacaille
|
| discoveryYear | 1752 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 15 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 4.5 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| hasActiveStarFormation | yes ⓘ |
| hasBar | yes ⓘ |
| hasColor |
bluish
ⓘ
reddish star-forming regions ⓘ |
| hasNuclearStarburst | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpiralArms | yes ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bright spiral arms
ⓘ
central bar ⓘ dust lanes ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyOf |
supernova SN 1923A
ⓘ
linked to:
SN 1923A
supernova SN 1945B ⓘ
linked to:
SN 1945B
supernova SN 1950B ⓘ
linked to:
SN 1950B
supernova SN 1957D ⓘ
linked to:
SN 1957D
supernova SN 1968L ⓘ
linked to:
SN 1968L
supernova SN 1983N ⓘ
linked to:
SN 1983N
supernova SN 2008ha ⓘ |
| isNearbyGalaxy | yes ⓘ |
| isProminentIn | amateur astronomy ⓘ |
| isStarburstGalaxy | yes ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Hydra ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | SAB(s)c ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Hubble Space Telescope
ⓘ
Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ Very Large Telescope ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | local universe ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | 513 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0017 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NGC 5236 Description of subject: NGC 5236, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy or Messier 83, is a bright, nearby barred spiral starburst galaxy prominent in the constellation Hydra.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.