Abell 2597
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Abell 2597 is a distant galaxy cluster notable for its central active galaxy and cooling-flow features, observed extensively in X-ray and radio wavelengths.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abell 2597 canonical | 2 |
| Abell 2597 Brightest Cluster Galaxy | 1 |
| BCG in Abell 2597 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4736518 — 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: Abell 2597 Context triple: [Telescopium, containsDeepSkyObject, Abell 2597]
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A.
Virgo Cluster
The Virgo Cluster is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster that serves as the central, dominant concentration of galaxies in our local region of the universe.
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B.
Shapley Supercluster
The Shapley Supercluster is one of the most massive known concentrations of galaxies in the nearby universe, exerting a significant gravitational influence on surrounding cosmic structures.
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C.
Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster
The Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster is a massive nearby concentration of galaxy clusters that forms one of the dominant structures in our cosmic neighborhood and serves as a major component of the larger Laniakea Supercluster.
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D.
NGC 4725
NGC 4725 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable for having only one prominent spiral arm.
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E.
Perseus–Pisces Supercluster
The Perseus–Pisces Supercluster is a massive, elongated concentration of galaxy clusters stretching hundreds of millions of light-years across space and forming one of the most prominent large-scale structures in the nearby universe.
- 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: Abell 2597 Target entity description: Abell 2597 is a distant galaxy cluster notable for its central active galaxy and cooling-flow features, observed extensively in X-ray and radio wavelengths.
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A.
Virgo Cluster
The Virgo Cluster is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster that serves as the central, dominant concentration of galaxies in our local region of the universe.
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B.
Shapley Supercluster
The Shapley Supercluster is one of the most massive known concentrations of galaxies in the nearby universe, exerting a significant gravitational influence on surrounding cosmic structures.
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C.
Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster
The Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster is a massive nearby concentration of galaxy clusters that forms one of the dominant structures in our cosmic neighborhood and serves as a major component of the larger Laniakea Supercluster.
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D.
NGC 4725
NGC 4725 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable for having only one prominent spiral arm.
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E.
Perseus–Pisces Supercluster
The Perseus–Pisces Supercluster is a massive, elongated concentration of galaxy clusters stretching hundreds of millions of light-years across space and forming one of the most prominent large-scale structures in the nearby universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abell galaxy cluster
ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| catalogCode | A2597 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | George O. Abell (via Abell cluster catalog) ⓘ |
| hasActiveGalacticNucleus | yes ⓘ |
| hasCentralBlackHole | supermassive black hole ⓘ |
| hasCentralGalaxy |
Abell 2597 Brightest Cluster Galaxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Abell 2597
BCG in Abell 2597 ⓘ
linked to:
Abell 2597
|
| hasCoolingFlow | yes ⓘ |
| hasDistanceFromEarth | on the order of hundreds of megaparsecs ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | dense intracluster medium ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
AGN feedback
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X-ray bright core ⓘ X-ray cavities ⓘ cold gas filaments ⓘ cooling-flow cluster core ⓘ molecular gas in cluster core ⓘ multiphase intracluster medium ⓘ optical emission-line nebula ⓘ radio jets from central AGN ⓘ radio lobes ⓘ |
| hasObservationType |
deep X-ray imaging
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infrared observations ⓘ optical spectroscopy ⓘ radio interferometry ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalProcess |
AGN heating of intracluster medium
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cooling-flow induced star formation ⓘ jet–ICM interaction ⓘ radiative cooling of intracluster gas ⓘ |
| hasRedshift | approximately 0.085 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | constellation Aquarius ⓘ |
| memberOf | nearby rich galaxy clusters at z~0.1 ⓘ |
| observedByTelescope |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
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Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ Very Large Array ⓘ XMM-Newton ⓘ
linked to:
XMM-Newton mission
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| observedInWavelength |
X-ray
ⓘ
optical ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| partOf | Abell catalog of rich clusters of galaxies ⓘ |
| showsPhenomenon |
X-ray surface brightness peak at cluster center
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central temperature drop in intracluster gas ⓘ radio bubbles coincident with X-ray cavities ⓘ star formation in brightest cluster galaxy ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleOf |
AGN feedback in clusters
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cool-core galaxy cluster ⓘ cooling-flow problem studies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abell 2597 Description of subject: Abell 2597 is a distant galaxy cluster notable for its central active galaxy and cooling-flow features, observed extensively in X-ray and radio wavelengths.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Abell 2597
linked to: Abell 2597