NGC 4552
E1481833
UNEXPLORED
NGC 4552, also known as Messier 89, is an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster located about 50 million light-years from Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 4552 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21026385 — 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 4552 Context triple: [M89, catalogCode, NGC 4552]
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A.
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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B.
NGC 4535
NGC 4535 is a large, face-on barred spiral galaxy notable for its well-defined spiral arms and location in the constellation Virgo.
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C.
NGC 4536
NGC 4536 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and location in the constellation Virgo.
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D.
NGC 4548
NGC 4548 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
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E.
NGC 4584
NGC 4584 is a dwarf irregular 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: NGC 4552 Target entity description: NGC 4552, also known as Messier 89, is an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster located about 50 million light-years from Earth.
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A.
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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B.
NGC 4535
NGC 4535 is a large, face-on barred spiral galaxy notable for its well-defined spiral arms and location in the constellation Virgo.
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C.
NGC 4536
NGC 4536 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and location in the constellation Virgo.
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D.
NGC 4548
NGC 4548 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
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E.
NGC 4584
NGC 4584 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.