NGC 1404
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UNEXPLORED
NGC 1404 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Fornax Cluster, notable for its interaction with the cluster’s hot intracluster medium and associated X-ray emission.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 1404 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20530310 — 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 1404 Context triple: [Fornax, contains, NGC 1404]
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A.
NGC 404
NGC 404 is a nearby dwarf lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, notable for its proximity to the bright star Mirach and its relatively close distance to the Milky Way.
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B.
NGC 4372
NGC 4372 is a globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, known for its great age and heavy obscuration by interstellar dust.
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C.
NGC 4501
NGC 4501 is a large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and interaction with the intracluster medium in the Virgo Cluster.
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D.
NGC 4435
NGC 4435 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable for forming an interacting pair with the nearby galaxy NGC 4438.
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E.
NGC 4536
NGC 4536 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and location in the constellation Virgo.
- 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 1404 Target entity description: NGC 1404 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Fornax Cluster, notable for its interaction with the cluster’s hot intracluster medium and associated X-ray emission.
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A.
NGC 404
NGC 404 is a nearby dwarf lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, notable for its proximity to the bright star Mirach and its relatively close distance to the Milky Way.
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B.
NGC 4372
NGC 4372 is a globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, known for its great age and heavy obscuration by interstellar dust.
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C.
NGC 4501
NGC 4501 is a large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and interaction with the intracluster medium in the Virgo Cluster.
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D.
NGC 4435
NGC 4435 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable for forming an interacting pair with the nearby galaxy NGC 4438.
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E.
NGC 4536
NGC 4536 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and location in the constellation Virgo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Fornax constellation