Sextans dSph
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Sextans dSph is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Sextans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sextans dSph canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19623674 — 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: Sextans dSph Context triple: [Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, alternativeName, Sextans dSph]
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A.
Cetus dSph
Cetus dSph is a faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Cetus that is a satellite of the Milky Way and notable for its old, metal-poor stellar population.
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B.
Cassiopeia dSph
Cassiopeia dSph is a dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Cassiopeia.
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C.
Pegasus dSph
Pegasus dSph is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus.
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D.
Ursa Minor dSph
Ursa Minor dSph is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Ursa Minor.
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E.
Draco dSph
Draco dSph is a faint, dark-matter-dominated dwarf spheroidal galaxy that orbits the Milky Way in the constellation Draco.
- 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: Sextans dSph Target entity description: Sextans dSph is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Sextans.
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A.
Cetus dSph
Cetus dSph is a faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Cetus that is a satellite of the Milky Way and notable for its old, metal-poor stellar population.
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B.
Cassiopeia dSph
Cassiopeia dSph is a dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Cassiopeia.
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C.
Pegasus dSph
Pegasus dSph is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus.
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D.
Ursa Minor dSph
Ursa Minor dSph is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Ursa Minor.
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E.
Draco dSph
Draco dSph is a faint, dark-matter-dominated dwarf spheroidal galaxy that orbits the Milky Way in the constellation Draco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.