Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy
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The Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, small dwarf galaxy located on the outskirts of the Local Group, notable for its mixed stellar populations and low luminosity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T869152 — 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: Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy Context triple: [Local Group, contains, Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy]
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A.
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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B.
Carina Dwarf Galaxy
The Carina Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the Local Group, notable for its low luminosity and predominantly old stellar population.
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C.
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy
The Fornax Dwarf Galaxy is a small spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, notable for its rich population of globular clusters and its membership in the Local Group.
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D.
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
The Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal dwarf galaxy and satellite of the Milky Way, notable for its old, metal-poor stellar population and role in studies of galaxy formation in the Local Group.
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E.
Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy
The Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Ursa Minor and composed primarily of old, metal-poor 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: Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy Target entity description: The Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, small dwarf galaxy located on the outskirts of the Local Group, notable for its mixed stellar populations and low luminosity.
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A.
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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B.
Carina Dwarf Galaxy
The Carina Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the Local Group, notable for its low luminosity and predominantly old stellar population.
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C.
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy
The Fornax Dwarf Galaxy is a small spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, notable for its rich population of globular clusters and its membership in the Local Group.
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D.
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
The Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal dwarf galaxy and satellite of the Milky Way, notable for its old, metal-poor stellar population and role in studies of galaxy formation in the Local Group.
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E.
Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy
The Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Ursa Minor and composed primarily of old, metal-poor stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Local Group dwarf galaxy
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dwarf galaxy ⓘ galaxy ⓘ |
| containsNeutralHydrogen | yes ⓘ |
| hasAbsoluteMagnitudeV | −10.1 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
ESO 245-007
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PGC 6830 ⓘ Phoenix Dwarf ⓘ Phoenix I ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | ~8 arcminutes ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitudeV | 13.1 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDistanceFromEarth |
1400000 light-years
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430 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | −44° 26′ ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryStatus | faint galaxy ⓘ |
| hasDominantStellarPopulationAge | >10 Gyr ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | relatively isolated dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| hasGalaxyType |
dwarf irregular galaxy
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dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ transition-type dwarf galaxy ⓘ |
| hasGasContent | low gas content ⓘ |
| hasHICloud | offset from main stellar body ⓘ |
| hasLuminosity | ~10^6 solar luminosities ⓘ |
| hasMetallicity | low metallicity ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalClassification | dSph/dIrr ⓘ |
| hasNotableProperty |
low luminosity
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mixed stellar populations ⓘ no obvious spiral structure ⓘ no prominent nucleus ⓘ transition between dwarf irregular and dwarf spheroidal ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity | ~−13 km/s (heliocentric) ⓘ |
| hasRecentStarFormation | weak or ceased ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | 01h 51m ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationHistory | extended star formation over several Gyr ⓘ |
| hasStellarMass | ~10^7 solar masses ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation |
intermediate-age stars
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old stars ⓘ young stars ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceBrightness | low surface brightness ⓘ |
| hasYoungerStellarPopulationAge | ~1–5 Gyr ⓘ |
| isGasPoorComparedTo | typical dwarf irregular galaxies ⓘ |
| isMoreGasRichThan | classical dwarf spheroidal galaxies ⓘ |
| isOnOutskirtsOf | Local Group ⓘ |
| isStudiedFor |
dwarf galaxy evolution
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environmental effects on small galaxies ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Phoenix ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group ⓘ |
| orbits | Local Group barycenter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy Description of subject: The Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, small dwarf galaxy located on the outskirts of the Local Group, notable for its mixed stellar populations and low luminosity.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.