NGC 1672
E513037
NGC 1672 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its prominent central bar, active star-forming regions, and striking dust lanes, located in the southern constellation Dorado.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 1672 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4943496 — 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 1672 Context triple: [Dorado, contains, NGC 1672]
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A.
NGC 1566
NGC 1566 is a bright, nearby spiral galaxy and active galactic nucleus often called the "Spanish Dancer Galaxy," located in the constellation Dorado.
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B.
NGC 6611
NGC 6611 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Eagle Nebula, notable for illuminating and shaping its surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
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C.
NGC 6205
NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
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D.
NGC 6656
NGC 6656 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of the closest and most easily observed globular clusters from Earth.
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E.
NGC 6618
NGC 6618 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded in the Omega Nebula (M17), notable for its intense star formation and luminous, hot stars.
- 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 1672 Target entity description: NGC 1672 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its prominent central bar, active star-forming regions, and striking dust lanes, located in the southern constellation Dorado.
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A.
NGC 1566
NGC 1566 is a bright, nearby spiral galaxy and active galactic nucleus often called the "Spanish Dancer Galaxy," located in the constellation Dorado.
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B.
NGC 6611
NGC 6611 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Eagle Nebula, notable for illuminating and shaping its surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
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C.
NGC 6205
NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
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D.
NGC 6656
NGC 6656 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of the closest and most easily observed globular clusters from Earth.
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E.
NGC 6618
NGC 6618 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded in the Omega Nebula (M17), notable for its intense star formation and luminous, hot stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | barred spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~10.3 ⓘ |
| apparentSize | ~6.6 × 5.5 arcminutes ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue ⓘ |
| constellation | Dorado ⓘ |
| contains |
H II regions
ⓘ
massive young star clusters ⓘ |
| declination | −59° 15′ (approx) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | James Dunlop ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1826 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~18 megaparsecs
ⓘ
~60 million light-years ⓘ |
| environment | field galaxy or loose group member ⓘ |
| galaxyType | barred spiral ⓘ |
| hasActivity | active star formation ⓘ |
| hasBar | strong bar ⓘ |
| hasBulge | bright central bulge ⓘ |
| hasDust | interstellar dust in disk ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dust lanes
ⓘ
nuclear star-forming ring ⓘ prominent central bar ⓘ ring-like structure ⓘ spiral arms ⓘ |
| hasGas |
molecular gas (H2)
ⓘ
neutral hydrogen (H I) ⓘ |
| hasNucleus | active galactic nucleus candidate ⓘ |
| hasSpiralStructure | grand-design spiral ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationRegion |
central ring
ⓘ
spiral arms ⓘ |
| HubbleType | SBbc ⓘ |
| inclination | moderately inclined to line of sight ⓘ |
| isTargetOf |
Chandra X-ray Observatory observations
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope observations ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern sky ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | SB(r)bc ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| otherDesignation |
ESO 118-G023
ⓘ
IRAS 04432-5948 ⓘ |
| partOf | local universe ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~1320 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | ~0.0044 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 04h 45m (approx) ⓘ |
| showsDust | prominent dust lanes along bar ⓘ |
| spectralFeatures | emission lines from H II regions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NGC 1672 Description of subject: NGC 1672 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its prominent central bar, active star-forming regions, and striking dust lanes, located in the southern constellation Dorado.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
constellation Dorado
subject linked to:
constellation Dorado