PGC 40862
E1497536
UNEXPLORED
PGC 40862 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as NGC 4435, located near the prominent galaxy NGC 4438.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PGC 40862 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21340956 — 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 40862 Context triple: [NGC 4435, otherDesignation, PGC 40862]
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A.
PGC 48082
PGC 48082 is a barred spiral galaxy better known as NGC 5236 or the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, located in the constellation Hydra.
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B.
PGC 46668
PGC 46668 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, better known by its primary designation NGC 5102.
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C.
PGC 41081
PGC 41081 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, cataloged as NGC 4459, known for its prominent dust disk and central star-forming activity.
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D.
PGC 45628
PGC 45628 is a dwarf irregular galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue and also known as UGC 8201.
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E.
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.
- 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 40862 Target entity description: PGC 40862 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as NGC 4435, located near the prominent galaxy NGC 4438.
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A.
PGC 48082
PGC 48082 is a barred spiral galaxy better known as NGC 5236 or the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, located in the constellation Hydra.
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B.
PGC 46668
PGC 46668 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, better known by its primary designation NGC 5102.
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C.
PGC 41081
PGC 41081 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, cataloged as NGC 4459, known for its prominent dust disk and central star-forming activity.
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D.
PGC 45628
PGC 45628 is a dwarf irregular galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue and also known as UGC 8201.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.