Messier 84
E1444292
UNEXPLORED
Messier 84 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its supermassive black hole and role in studies of galactic dynamics and active galactic nuclei.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Messier 84 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20576735 — 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: Messier 84 Context triple: [Pierre Méchain, discovered, Messier 84]
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A.
Messier 80
Messier 80 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its rich population of stars and high central concentration.
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B.
Messier 110
Messier 110 is a dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located in the Local Group.
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C.
Messier 65
Messier 65 is a bright spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, notable as one of the three galaxies forming the Leo Triplet.
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D.
Messier 66
Messier 66 is a bright, barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and a prominent member of the Leo Triplet galaxy group.
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E.
NGC 4478
NGC 4478 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
- 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: Messier 84 Target entity description: Messier 84 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its supermassive black hole and role in studies of galactic dynamics and active galactic nuclei.
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A.
Messier 80
Messier 80 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its rich population of stars and high central concentration.
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B.
Messier 110
Messier 110 is a dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located in the Local Group.
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C.
Messier 65
Messier 65 is a bright spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, notable as one of the three galaxies forming the Leo Triplet.
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D.
Messier 66
Messier 66 is a bright, barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and a prominent member of the Leo Triplet galaxy group.
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E.
NGC 4478
NGC 4478 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.