UGC 5979
E1556446
UNEXPLORED
UGC 5979 is a relatively faint, less-studied galaxy located in the Leo constellation as a member of the nearby M96 Group of galaxies.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22782201 — 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: UGC 5979 Context triple: [M96 Group, containsGalaxy, UGC 5979]
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A.
UGC 5923
UGC 5923 is a dwarf irregular galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group in the constellation Ursa Major.
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B.
UGC 5935
UGC 5935 is a dwarf galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major.
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C.
UGC 5699
UGC 5699 is a dwarf galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major.
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D.
UGC 5497
UGC 5497 is a dwarf galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major.
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E.
UGC 5960
UGC 5960 is a relatively faint, distant galaxy that is a member of the M96 Group in the constellation Leo.
- 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: UGC 5979 Target entity description: UGC 5979 is a relatively faint, less-studied galaxy located in the Leo constellation as a member of the nearby M96 Group of galaxies.
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A.
UGC 5923
UGC 5923 is a dwarf irregular galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group in the constellation Ursa Major.
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B.
UGC 5935
UGC 5935 is a dwarf galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major.
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C.
UGC 5699
UGC 5699 is a dwarf galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major.
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D.
UGC 5497
UGC 5497 is a dwarf galaxy that is a member of the nearby M81 Group of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major.
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E.
UGC 5960
UGC 5960 is a relatively faint, distant galaxy that is a member of the M96 Group in the constellation Leo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: UGC 5979