Canes Venatici I Dwarf Galaxy
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Canes Venatici I Dwarf Galaxy is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Canes Venatici.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canes Venatici I | 1 |
| Canes Venatici I Dwarf Galaxy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4618733 — 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: Canes Venatici I Dwarf Galaxy Context triple: [Milky Way subgroup, hasMember, Canes Venatici I Dwarf Galaxy]
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A.
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy
The Fornax Dwarf Galaxy is a small spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, notable for its rich population of globular clusters and its membership in the Local Group.
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B.
Cetus Dwarf Galaxy
The Cetus Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Cetus and is one of the small satellite members of our cosmic neighborhood.
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C.
Carina Dwarf Galaxy
The Carina Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the Local Group, notable for its low luminosity and predominantly old stellar population.
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D.
Aquarius Dwarf Galaxy
The Aquarius Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, small dwarf irregular galaxy on the outskirts of the Local Group, notable for its low luminosity and sparse stellar population.
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E.
Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy
The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is a nearby, faint irregular dwarf galaxy thought to be the closest known satellite galaxy to the Milky Way and currently being tidally disrupted by it.
- 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: Canes Venatici I Dwarf Galaxy Target entity description: Canes Venatici I Dwarf Galaxy is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Canes Venatici.
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A.
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy
The Fornax Dwarf Galaxy is a small spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, notable for its rich population of globular clusters and its membership in the Local Group.
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B.
Cetus Dwarf Galaxy
The Cetus Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Cetus and is one of the small satellite members of our cosmic neighborhood.
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C.
Carina Dwarf Galaxy
The Carina Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the Local Group, notable for its low luminosity and predominantly old stellar population.
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D.
Aquarius Dwarf Galaxy
The Aquarius Dwarf Galaxy is a faint, small dwarf irregular galaxy on the outskirts of the Local Group, notable for its low luminosity and sparse stellar population.
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E.
Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy
The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is a nearby, faint irregular dwarf galaxy thought to be the closest known satellite galaxy to the Milky Way and currently being tidally disrupted by it.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dwarf spheroidal galaxy
ⓘ
galaxy ⓘ satellite galaxy of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −8.6 ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~13.9 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Local Group ⓘ |
| constellation | Canes Venatici ⓘ |
| containsDarkMatter | true ⓘ |
| declination | +33° 33′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Beth Willman ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | Sloan Digital Sky Survey ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~220 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
~720,000 light-years ⓘ |
| galaxyType | dwarf spheroidal ⓘ |
| halfLightRadius | ~550 parsecs ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isSatelliteOf | Milky Way ⓘ |
| luminosity | ~2×10^5 times the luminosity of the Sun ⓘ |
| massToLightRatio | >100 (in solar units) ⓘ |
| memberOf | Milky Way satellite system ⓘ |
| metallicity | very metal-poor ⓘ |
| otherName |
CVn I dSph
ⓘ
Canes Venatici I ⓘ
linked to:
Canes Venatici I Dwarf Galaxy
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| radialVelocity | ~31 km/s ⓘ |
| rightAscension | ~13h 28m ⓘ |
| shape | spheroidal ⓘ |
| starFormationActivity | no current star formation ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | very low ⓘ |
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: Canes Venatici I Dwarf Galaxy Description of subject: Canes Venatici I Dwarf Galaxy is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Canes Venatici.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Canes Venatici I Dwarf Galaxy