A3526
E610636
A3526 is a massive galaxy cluster in the constellation Centaurus, notable as one of the nearest and most studied rich clusters of galaxies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A3526 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6697759 — 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: A3526 Context triple: [Centaurus Cluster, catalogCode, A3526]
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A352
A352 is a French autoroute serving as a short connector route in the Grand Est region, linking the A35 motorway to local destinations near Strasbourg.
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B.
A35
A35 is a major French motorway in the Alsace region that runs north–south near the German border, connecting cities such as Strasbourg and Mulhouse.
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C.
A36
A36 is a French autoroute designation for a major motorway connecting the regions of eastern France and linking important cities and transport corridors.
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D.
A359
A359 is the ICAO aircraft type designator for the Airbus A350-900, a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner used primarily for international passenger flights.
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E.
A32
A32 is an Australian state highway route designation assigned to the Mitchell Highway and associated connecting roads.
- 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: A3526 Target entity description: A3526 is a massive galaxy cluster in the constellation Centaurus, notable as one of the nearest and most studied rich clusters of galaxies.
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A.
A352
A352 is a French autoroute serving as a short connector route in the Grand Est region, linking the A35 motorway to local destinations near Strasbourg.
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B.
A35
A35 is a major French motorway in the Alsace region that runs north–south near the German border, connecting cities such as Strasbourg and Mulhouse.
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C.
A36
A36 is a French autoroute designation for a major motorway connecting the regions of eastern France and linking important cities and transport corridors.
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D.
A359
A359 is the ICAO aircraft type designator for the Airbus A350-900, a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner used primarily for international passenger flights.
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E.
A32
A32 is an Australian state highway route designation assigned to the Mitchell Highway and associated connecting roads.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abell galaxy cluster
ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ rich galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abell 3526
ⓘ
Centaurus Cluster ⓘ |
| angularSize | large apparent size on the sky due to proximity ⓘ |
| baryonContent | significant fraction in hot intracluster gas ⓘ |
| catalog | Abell catalog of rich clusters of galaxies ⓘ |
| centralGalaxy | NGC 4696 ⓘ |
| centralRegionDominatedBy |
giant elliptical galaxy NGC 4696
ⓘ
linked to:
NGC 4696
|
| clusterType |
X-ray bright cluster
ⓘ
massive cluster ⓘ nearby cluster ⓘ |
| constellation | Centaurus ⓘ |
| contains |
intracluster medium emitting X-rays
ⓘ
large population of elliptical galaxies ⓘ large population of lenticular galaxies ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
George O. Abell (as part of the Abell catalog)
ⓘ
linked to:
George O. Abell (via Abell cluster catalog)
|
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 160 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 50 Mpc ⓘ |
| dynamicalState | not fully relaxed, shows subcluster mergers ⓘ |
| environment | dense cluster environment ⓘ |
| galaxyPopulation | dominance of early-type galaxies ⓘ |
| hasCoolingCore | yes (cool-core cluster characteristics) ⓘ |
| hasGravitationalLensing | weak lensing signatures detected ⓘ |
| hasSubstructure |
complex subclustering in galaxy distribution
ⓘ
multiple galaxy subgroups ⓘ |
| intraclusterMediumTemperature | several keV ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 10^14–10^15 solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Shapley Supercluster region
ⓘ
linked to:
Shapley Supercluster
|
| morphologicalType | Bautz–Morgan type I–II (often classified as I) cluster ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most studied galaxy clusters
ⓘ
being one of the nearest rich clusters of galaxies ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0104 ⓘ |
| richnessClass | rich cluster ⓘ |
| usedAs | benchmark system for nearby cluster studies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
calibration of scaling relations for nearby clusters
ⓘ
studies of cluster dynamics ⓘ studies of galaxy evolution in clusters ⓘ studies of intracluster medium physics ⓘ |
| velocityDispersion | on the order of 800–1000 km/s ⓘ |
| xRayEmission | peaked toward cluster center ⓘ |
| xRayLuminosity | high ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A3526 Description of subject: A3526 is a massive galaxy cluster in the constellation Centaurus, notable as one of the nearest and most studied rich clusters of galaxies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.