Virgo Supercluster
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The Virgo Supercluster is a massive galaxy supercluster that contains the Local Group, including the Milky Way, and forms part of the larger Laniakea Supercluster.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Virgo Supercluster canonical | 57 |
| Local Supercluster | 13 |
| Virgo Supercluster region | 4 |
| Virgo Supercluster (broadly) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1014589 — 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: Virgo Supercluster Context triple: [Laniakea Supercluster, includesFormerlyClassifiedAs, Virgo Supercluster]
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Laniakea Supercluster
Laniakea Supercluster is a vast cosmic structure encompassing the Milky Way and hundreds of thousands of other galaxies, forming one of the largest known galaxy superclusters in the observable universe.
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Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster
The Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster is a massive nearby concentration of galaxy clusters that forms one of the dominant structures in our cosmic neighborhood and serves as a major component of the larger Laniakea Supercluster.
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C.
Shapley Supercluster
The Shapley Supercluster is one of the most massive known concentrations of galaxies in the nearby universe, exerting a significant gravitational influence on surrounding cosmic structures.
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D.
Perseus–Pisces Supercluster
The Perseus–Pisces Supercluster is a massive, elongated concentration of galaxy clusters stretching hundreds of millions of light-years across space and forming one of the most prominent large-scale structures in the nearby universe.
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E.
Centaurus A/M83 Group
The Centaurus A/M83 Group is a nearby galaxy group dominated by the massive galaxies Centaurus A and Messier 83, forming one of the closest large-scale neighbors to our own galactic neighborhood.
- 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: Virgo Supercluster Target entity description: The Virgo Supercluster is a massive galaxy supercluster that contains the Local Group, including the Milky Way, and forms part of the larger Laniakea Supercluster.
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A.
Laniakea Supercluster
Laniakea Supercluster is a vast cosmic structure encompassing the Milky Way and hundreds of thousands of other galaxies, forming one of the largest known galaxy superclusters in the observable universe.
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B.
Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster
The Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster is a massive nearby concentration of galaxy clusters that forms one of the dominant structures in our cosmic neighborhood and serves as a major component of the larger Laniakea Supercluster.
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C.
Shapley Supercluster
The Shapley Supercluster is one of the most massive known concentrations of galaxies in the nearby universe, exerting a significant gravitational influence on surrounding cosmic structures.
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D.
Perseus–Pisces Supercluster
The Perseus–Pisces Supercluster is a massive, elongated concentration of galaxy clusters stretching hundreds of millions of light-years across space and forming one of the most prominent large-scale structures in the nearby universe.
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E.
Centaurus A/M83 Group
The Centaurus A/M83 Group is a nearby galaxy group dominated by the massive galaxies Centaurus A and Messier 83, forming one of the closest large-scale neighbors to our own galactic neighborhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Virgo Supercluster Description of subject: The Virgo Supercluster is a massive galaxy supercluster that contains the Local Group, including the Milky Way, and forms part of the larger Laniakea Supercluster.
Referenced by (75)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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