Pisces Dwarf
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Pisces Dwarf is a faint, small irregular dwarf galaxy in the Local Group, located in the constellation Pisces and notable for its low surface brightness and relatively nearby distance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pisces Dwarf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6623657 — 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: Pisces Dwarf Context triple: [Pisces Dwarf Galaxy, hasAlternativeName, Pisces Dwarf]
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A.
Hyas
Hyas is a figure in Greek mythology, often associated with the Hyades as their brother and linked to myths explaining the origin of certain constellations or rain-bringing stars.
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B.
Ursa Minor Beta
Ursa Minor Beta is a fictional planet in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, best known as the corporate home of the Guide itself.
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C.
Pleiokirkia
Pleiokirkia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Kirkiaceae, known from limited species native to parts of Africa.
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D.
Ursa Minor
Ursa Minor is a small northern constellation best known for containing Polaris, the current North Star, and forming the Little Dipper asterism.
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E.
Nubecula Minor
Nubecula Minor is a nearby dwarf galaxy in the Local Group, visible from the Southern Hemisphere and notable as one of the closest galactic neighbors to the Milky Way.
- 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: Pisces Dwarf Target entity description: Pisces Dwarf is a faint, small irregular dwarf galaxy in the Local Group, located in the constellation Pisces and notable for its low surface brightness and relatively nearby distance.
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A.
Hyas
Hyas is a figure in Greek mythology, often associated with the Hyades as their brother and linked to myths explaining the origin of certain constellations or rain-bringing stars.
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B.
Ursa Minor Beta
Ursa Minor Beta is a fictional planet in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, best known as the corporate home of the Guide itself.
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C.
Pleiokirkia
Pleiokirkia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Kirkiaceae, known from limited species native to parts of Africa.
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D.
Ursa Minor
Ursa Minor is a small northern constellation best known for containing Polaris, the current North Star, and forming the Little Dipper asterism.
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E.
Nubecula Minor
Nubecula Minor is a nearby dwarf galaxy in the Local Group, visible from the Southern Hemisphere and notable as one of the closest galactic neighbors to the Milky Way.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Local Group galaxy
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dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −11.0 ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
KDG 1
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PGC 47495 ⓘ Pisces I ⓘ UGC 12613 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 14.0 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Local Volume ⓘ |
| brightness | faint ⓘ |
| catalog |
Karachentseva Dwarf Galaxy catalog
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PGC ⓘ UGC ⓘ |
| constellation | Pisces ⓘ |
| contains |
intermediate-age stellar populations
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old red giant branch stars ⓘ |
| declination | +21° ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Valentina E. Karachentseva ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 0.77 megaparsecs
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about 2.5 million light-years ⓘ |
| dominantStellarPopulationAge | old ⓘ |
| environment | relatively isolated dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| galaxyType | irregular ⓘ |
| gasContent | gas-poor ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
irregular morphology
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low luminosity ⓘ low surface brightness ⓘ |
| heliocentricRadialVelocity | about −287 km/s ⓘ |
| isPartOf | nearby universe ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Local Group ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dIrr ⓘ |
| observedIn |
optical wavelengths
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radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about −287 km/s ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 01h 03m ⓘ |
| size | small ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | low ⓘ |
| stellarMass | on the order of 10^7 solar masses ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pisces Dwarf Description of subject: Pisces Dwarf is a faint, small irregular dwarf galaxy in the Local Group, located in the constellation Pisces and notable for its low surface brightness and relatively nearby distance.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.