NGC 4747
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UNEXPLORED
NGC 4747 is a small, distorted spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable for its tidal tails produced by gravitational interaction with the nearby galaxy NGC 4725.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 4747 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18772695 — 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 4747 Context triple: [NGC 4725, companionGalaxy, NGC 4747]
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A.
NGC 4647
NGC 4647 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo, known for its apparent interaction with the nearby giant elliptical galaxy Messier 60 within the Virgo Cluster.
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B.
NGC 4725
NGC 4725 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable for having only one prominent spiral arm.
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C.
NGC 4709
NGC 4709 is a giant elliptical galaxy located in the Centaurus Cluster, notable as one of its brightest and most massive members.
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D.
NGC 4387
NGC 4387 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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E.
NGC 4654
NGC 4654 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo that is a member of the Virgo Cluster and is noted for its asymmetric structure likely caused by gravitational interactions and ram-pressure effects.
- 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 4747 Target entity description: NGC 4747 is a small, distorted spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable for its tidal tails produced by gravitational interaction with the nearby galaxy NGC 4725.
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A.
NGC 4647
NGC 4647 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo, known for its apparent interaction with the nearby giant elliptical galaxy Messier 60 within the Virgo Cluster.
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B.
NGC 4725
NGC 4725 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable for having only one prominent spiral arm.
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C.
NGC 4709
NGC 4709 is a giant elliptical galaxy located in the Centaurus Cluster, notable as one of its brightest and most massive members.
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D.
NGC 4387
NGC 4387 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
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E.
NGC 4654
NGC 4654 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo that is a member of the Virgo Cluster and is noted for its asymmetric structure likely caused by gravitational interactions and ram-pressure effects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.