PGC 040540
E1480027
UNEXPLORED
PGC 040540 is a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its active galactic nucleus and strong emission-line features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PGC 040540 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21071269 — 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: PGC 040540 Context triple: [NGC 4388, alsoKnownAs, PGC 040540]
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A.
PGC 40455
PGC 40455 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as Messier 84 (M84), located in the constellation Virgo.
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B.
PGC 40653
PGC 40653 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as Messier 86 (M86), located in the constellation Virgo.
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C.
PGC 49473
PGC 49473 is a faint, nearby dwarf irregular galaxy in the Centaurus A/M83 galaxy group, cataloged in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue.
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D.
PGC 42089
PGC 42089 is a catalog designation for the Virgo Cluster spiral galaxy Messier 90, known for its unusually low star formation and high-speed motion within the cluster.
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E.
PGC 48334
PGC 48334 is a nearby dwarf starburst galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its intense regions of recent star formation and low metal content.
- 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: PGC 040540 Target entity description: PGC 040540 is a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its active galactic nucleus and strong emission-line features.
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A.
PGC 40455
PGC 40455 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as Messier 84 (M84), located in the constellation Virgo.
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B.
PGC 40653
PGC 40653 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as Messier 86 (M86), located in the constellation Virgo.
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C.
PGC 49473
PGC 49473 is a faint, nearby dwarf irregular galaxy in the Centaurus A/M83 galaxy group, cataloged in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue.
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D.
PGC 42089
PGC 42089 is a catalog designation for the Virgo Cluster spiral galaxy Messier 90, known for its unusually low star formation and high-speed motion within the cluster.
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E.
PGC 48334
PGC 48334 is a nearby dwarf starburst galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its intense regions of recent star formation and low metal content.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.