NGC 7317 is an elliptical galaxy
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NGC 7317 is an elliptical galaxy that forms part of Stephan's Quintet, a famous compact group of interacting galaxies in the constellation Pegasus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 7317 is an elliptical galaxy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2706431 — 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 7317 is an elliptical galaxy Context triple: [Stephan's Quintet, memberGalaxyType, NGC 7317 is an elliptical galaxy]
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A.
NGC 1432
NGC 1432 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Taurus that is part of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters) star cluster.
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B.
NGC 598
NGC 598 is the Triangulum Galaxy, a nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group and one of the closest large galaxies to the Milky Way.
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C.
NGC 6205
NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
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D.
NGC 205
NGC 205 is a dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, notable for its proximity to the Local Group’s largest spiral and its mixed old and young stellar populations.
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E.
NGC 224
NGC 224 is the Andromeda Galaxy, a massive spiral galaxy and the closest major galactic neighbor to the Milky Way.
- 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 7317 is an elliptical galaxy Target entity description: NGC 7317 is an elliptical galaxy that forms part of Stephan's Quintet, a famous compact group of interacting galaxies in the constellation Pegasus.
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A.
NGC 1432
NGC 1432 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Taurus that is part of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters) star cluster.
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B.
NGC 598
NGC 598 is the Triangulum Galaxy, a nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group and one of the closest large galaxies to the Milky Way.
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C.
NGC 6205
NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
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D.
NGC 205
NGC 205 is a dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, notable for its proximity to the Local Group’s largest spiral and its mixed old and young stellar populations.
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E.
NGC 224
NGC 224 is the Andromeda Galaxy, a massive spiral galaxy and the closest major galactic neighbor to the Milky Way.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elliptical galaxy
ⓘ
galaxy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
HCG 92A
ⓘ
linked to:
HCG 92
PGC 69279 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~14.6 ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue ⓘ |
| declination | +33° 57′ (approx) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Édouard Stephan ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 300 million light-years ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | dense interacting galaxy group ⓘ |
| hasGalaxyType | early-type galaxy ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | E (elliptical) ⓘ |
| isInteractingWith |
NGC 7318A
ⓘ
linked to:
NGC 7318B
NGC 7318B ⓘ NGC 7319 ⓘ NGC 7320C ⓘ |
| isMemberOfGalaxyGroup | Hickson Compact Group 92 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Stephan's Quintet core group
ⓘ
linked to:
Stephan's Quintet
|
| locatedIn | constellation Pegasus ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Pegasus ⓘ |
| memberOf | Stephan's Quintet ⓘ |
| observedBy | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf |
compact group of galaxies
ⓘ
large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~6600 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | ~0.022 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 22h 35m (approx) ⓘ |
| showsFeature |
little or no visible spiral structure
ⓘ
smooth stellar light distribution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: NGC 7317 is an elliptical galaxy Description of subject: NGC 7317 is an elliptical galaxy that forms part of Stephan's Quintet, a famous compact group of interacting galaxies in the constellation Pegasus.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.