NGC 3627
E1557370
UNEXPLORED
NGC 3627, also known as Messier 66, is a bright barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and a prominent member of the Leo Triplet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NGC 3627 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22698042 — 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 3627 Context triple: [Leo I Group, hasBrightGalaxy, NGC 3627]
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A.
NGC 3623
NGC 3623, also known as Messier 65, is a bright spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and a prominent member of the Leo I Group.
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B.
NGC 3766
NGC 3766 is a young open star cluster notable for its rich population of hot, massive stars and unusual variable stars, located in the southern sky.
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C.
NGC 4567
NGC 4567 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, best known as one of the interacting "Siamese Twins" galaxies undergoing a close encounter with its neighbor NGC 4568.
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D.
NGC 3312
NGC 3312 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the Hydra constellation and is a prominent member of the Hydra Cluster.
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E.
NGC 4536
NGC 4536 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and location in the constellation Virgo.
- 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 3627 Target entity description: NGC 3627, also known as Messier 66, is a bright barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and a prominent member of the Leo Triplet.
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A.
NGC 3623
NGC 3623, also known as Messier 65, is a bright spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and a prominent member of the Leo I Group.
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B.
NGC 3766
NGC 3766 is a young open star cluster notable for its rich population of hot, massive stars and unusual variable stars, located in the southern sky.
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C.
NGC 4567
NGC 4567 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, best known as one of the interacting "Siamese Twins" galaxies undergoing a close encounter with its neighbor NGC 4568.
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D.
NGC 3312
NGC 3312 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the Hydra constellation and is a prominent member of the Hydra Cluster.
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E.
NGC 4536
NGC 4536 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and location in the constellation Virgo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.