Abell 3627
E515562
Abell 3627 is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster located in the direction of the Great Attractor region and is one of the most prominent components of the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abell 3627 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5336615 — 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 3627 Context triple: [Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster, contains, Abell 3627]
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A.
Abell 3526
Abell 3526, also known as the Centaurus Cluster, is a massive nearby galaxy cluster notable for its rich galaxy population and strong X-ray emission.
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B.
Abell 1060
Abell 1060 is a nearby, rich galaxy cluster in the constellation Hydra, notable for its dense concentration of galaxies and role in studies of large-scale cosmic structure.
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C.
Abell 2597
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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D.
Ptolemy Cluster
The Ptolemy Cluster is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, easily visible to the naked eye and popular with amateur astronomers.
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E.
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.
- 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 3627 Target entity description: Abell 3627 is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster located in the direction of the Great Attractor region and is one of the most prominent components of the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster.
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A.
Abell 3526
Abell 3526, also known as the Centaurus Cluster, is a massive nearby galaxy cluster notable for its rich galaxy population and strong X-ray emission.
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B.
Abell 1060
Abell 1060 is a nearby, rich galaxy cluster in the constellation Hydra, notable for its dense concentration of galaxies and role in studies of large-scale cosmic structure.
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C.
Abell 2597
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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D.
Ptolemy Cluster
The Ptolemy Cluster is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, easily visible to the naked eye and popular with amateur astronomers.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abell galaxy cluster
ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| catalogCode | A3627 ⓘ |
| contributesTo | peculiar velocities of nearby galaxies ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 200 million light-years
ⓘ
about 60 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
ACO 3627
ⓘ
Cluster of the Great Attractor ⓘ
linked to:
Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster
Norma Cluster ⓘ |
| hasBautzMorganType | I ⓘ |
| hasCentralDominantGalaxy | yes ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | dense, rich cluster core ⓘ |
| hasFilamentaryConnections | surrounding large-scale structure filaments ⓘ |
| hasGalaxyPopulation | hundreds to thousands of member galaxies ⓘ |
| hasGravitationalInfluenceOn |
Local Group (indirectly via large-scale flows)
ⓘ
linked to:
Local Group galaxies
|
| hasHighGalacticExtinction | yes ⓘ |
| hasIntraclusterMedium | hot X-ray emitting gas ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalMix | elliptical and spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| hasRichnessClass | 1 ⓘ |
| hasSubstructure | yes ⓘ |
| hasTotalMass | on the order of 10^15 solar masses ⓘ |
| hasVelocityDispersion | on the order of 900–1000 km/s ⓘ |
| hasXRayEmission | yes ⓘ |
| isDynamicallyYoung | yes ⓘ |
| isMajorComponentOf |
Great Attractor mass concentration
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Attractor region
|
| isMassiveStructure | yes ⓘ |
| isNearbyCluster | yes ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
most massive nearby galaxy clusters
ⓘ
most prominent components of the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster ⓘ |
| isProminentIn | local large-scale structure ⓘ |
| isStudiedFor |
cluster mass distribution
ⓘ
dynamics of the Great Attractor ⓘ galaxy evolution in dense environments ⓘ |
| liesInZoneOfAvoidance | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Norma ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Abell catalogue of rich clusters of galaxies
ⓘ
linked to:
Abell catalog of rich clusters of galaxies
|
| obscuredBy |
Milky Way disk
ⓘ
linked to:
Galactic disk
|
| observedInWavelength |
X-ray
ⓘ
optical ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Attractor region ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0163 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abell 3627 Description of subject: Abell 3627 is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster located in the direction of the Great Attractor region and is one of the most prominent components of the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.