NGC 1427A
E1437050
UNEXPLORED
NGC 1427A is an irregular dwarf galaxy located in the Fornax Cluster, notable for its distorted shape and active star formation likely triggered by gravitational interactions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 1427A canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20530311 — 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 1427A Context triple: [Fornax, contains, NGC 1427A]
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A.
NGC 1404
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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B.
NGC 4147
NGC 4147 is a relatively faint, compact globular star cluster located in the constellation Coma Berenices and associated with the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
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C.
NGC 4622
NGC 4622 is an unusual spiral galaxy notable for its rare leading spiral arms and distinctive ring-like structure, located in the constellation Centaurus.
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D.
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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E.
NGC 5474
NGC 5474 is a nearby, distorted dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major that is gravitationally interacting with and orbiting the larger Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101).
- 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 1427A Target entity description: NGC 1427A is an irregular dwarf galaxy located in the Fornax Cluster, notable for its distorted shape and active star formation likely triggered by gravitational interactions.
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A.
NGC 1404
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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B.
NGC 4147
NGC 4147 is a relatively faint, compact globular star cluster located in the constellation Coma Berenices and associated with the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
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C.
NGC 4622
NGC 4622 is an unusual spiral galaxy notable for its rare leading spiral arms and distinctive ring-like structure, located in the constellation Centaurus.
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D.
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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E.
NGC 5474
NGC 5474 is a nearby, distorted dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major that is gravitationally interacting with and orbiting the larger Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101).
- 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