NGC 7320C

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NGC 7320C is a small, faint galaxy associated with Stephan’s Quintet, notable for its apparent interaction with the compact group of galaxies in that famous system.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
NGC 7320C canonical	5
NGC 7320c	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12175884 — 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 7320C
Context triple: [Hickson Compact Group 92, containsGalaxy, NGC 7320C]

A. NGC 7320
NGC 7320 is a foreground spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus that appears as part of Stephan’s Quintet but is actually much closer to Earth than the other members.
B. NGC 7009
NGC 7009, also known as the Saturn Nebula, is a bright planetary nebula notable for its ringed, Saturn-like appearance in the constellation Aquarius.
C. NGC 7000
NGC 7000 is a large emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus whose shape strikingly resembles the continent of North America.
D. NGC 7099
NGC 7099 is a dense globular star cluster in the constellation Capricornus, notable for its age, brightness, and rich population of ancient stars.
E. NGC 7172
NGC 7172 is a Seyfert 2 spiral galaxy located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, notable for its active galactic nucleus and obscured central region.
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 7320C
Target entity description: NGC 7320C is a small, faint galaxy associated with Stephan’s Quintet, notable for its apparent interaction with the compact group of galaxies in that famous system.

A. NGC 7320
NGC 7320 is a foreground spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus that appears as part of Stephan’s Quintet but is actually much closer to Earth than the other members.
B. NGC 7009
NGC 7009, also known as the Saturn Nebula, is a bright planetary nebula notable for its ringed, Saturn-like appearance in the constellation Aquarius.
C. NGC 7000
NGC 7000 is a large emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus whose shape strikingly resembles the continent of North America.
D. NGC 7099
NGC 7099 is a dense globular star cluster in the constellation Capricornus, notable for its age, brightness, and rich population of ancient stars.
E. NGC 7172
NGC 7172 is a Seyfert 2 spiral galaxy located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, notable for its active galactic nucleus and obscured central region.
F. None of above. chosen