Hydra II Dwarf Galaxy
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Hydra II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, ultra-low-luminosity satellite galaxy orbiting the Milky Way in the constellation Hydra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hydra II Dwarf Galaxy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4618747 — 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: Hydra II Dwarf Galaxy Context triple: [Milky Way subgroup, hasMember, Hydra II Dwarf Galaxy]
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A.
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal dwarf galaxy and satellite of the Milky Way located in the constellation Leo and belonging to the Local Group of galaxies.
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B.
Pisces II Dwarf Galaxy
Pisces II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Pisces and classified as an ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
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C.
Bootes II Dwarf Galaxy
Bootes II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, ultra-low-luminosity satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Boötes.
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D.
Draco Dwarf Galaxy
Draco Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, notable for its high dark matter content and very low rate of star formation.
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E.
Reticulum II Dwarf Galaxy
Reticulum II Dwarf Galaxy is an ultra-faint satellite galaxy of the Milky Way notable for its extreme dark matter dominance and unusually high abundance of heavy r-process elements.
- 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: Hydra II Dwarf Galaxy Target entity description: Hydra II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, ultra-low-luminosity satellite galaxy orbiting the Milky Way in the constellation Hydra.
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A.
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal dwarf galaxy and satellite of the Milky Way located in the constellation Leo and belonging to the Local Group of galaxies.
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B.
Pisces II Dwarf Galaxy
Pisces II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Pisces and classified as an ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
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C.
Bootes II Dwarf Galaxy
Bootes II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, ultra-low-luminosity satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Boötes.
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D.
Draco Dwarf Galaxy
Draco Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, notable for its high dark matter content and very low rate of star formation.
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E.
Reticulum II Dwarf Galaxy
Reticulum II Dwarf Galaxy is an ultra-faint satellite galaxy of the Milky Way notable for its extreme dark matter dominance and unusually high abundance of heavy r-process elements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dwarf galaxy
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ultra-faint dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Local Group dwarf galaxies
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Milky Way satellite galaxies ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Dark Energy Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | wide-field imaging survey ⓘ |
| distanceReferenceFrame | from Earth ⓘ |
| environment | Milky Way halo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ |
| hasApparentBrightness | faint ⓘ |
| hasDarkMatterContent | dark-matter-dominated ⓘ |
| hasLuminosityClass | ultra-low-luminosity ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | diffuse ⓘ |
| hasRedshift | low redshift ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationActivity |
quiescent
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very low ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation |
metal-poor stars
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old stars ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceBrightness | very low surface brightness ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBoundTo | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbits | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skyLocation | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| survey | Dark Energy Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hydra II Dwarf Galaxy Description of subject: Hydra II Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, ultra-low-luminosity satellite galaxy orbiting the Milky Way in the constellation Hydra.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.