Terzan 7
E117417
Terzan 7 is a relatively young, metal-rich globular cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius and dynamically associated with the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terzan 7 canonical | 2 |
| globular cluster Terzan 7 | 2 |
| A. Terzan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T992647 — 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: Terzan 7 Context triple: [Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, associatedGlobularCluster, Terzan 7]
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A.
Andromeda XII
Andromeda XII is a faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy that orbits the Andromeda Galaxy as one of its distant satellite members within the Local Group.
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B.
Andromeda IV
Andromeda IV is a faint dwarf irregular galaxy located near the Andromeda Galaxy and belonging to the Local Group of galaxies.
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C.
Andromeda VII
Andromeda VII is a dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located within the Local Group.
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D.
Andromeda IX
Andromeda IX is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located within the Local Group.
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E.
Messier 54
Messier 54 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for being one of the first globular clusters found to belong to a dwarf galaxy outside 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: Terzan 7 Target entity description: Terzan 7 is a relatively young, metal-rich globular cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius and dynamically associated with the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.
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A.
Andromeda XII
Andromeda XII is a faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy that orbits the Andromeda Galaxy as one of its distant satellite members within the Local Group.
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B.
Andromeda IV
Andromeda IV is a faint dwarf irregular galaxy located near the Andromeda Galaxy and belonging to the Local Group of galaxies.
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C.
Andromeda VII
Andromeda VII is a dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located within the Local Group.
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D.
Andromeda IX
Andromeda IX is a faint dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located within the Local Group.
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E.
Messier 54
Messier 54 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for being one of the first globular clusters found to belong to a dwarf galaxy outside the Milky Way.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
globular cluster ⓘ |
| age | relatively young for a globular cluster ⓘ |
| ageInGyr | about 7.5 billion years ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Ter 7 ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 7 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 12.0 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Milky Way globular cluster system
ⓘ
surface form:
Milky Way halo system
outer halo globular clusters ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation | Terzan 7 self-link ⓘ |
| chemicalAbundances |
enhanced s-process elements
ⓘ
low alpha-element enhancement ⓘ |
| clusterType | young halo globular cluster ⓘ |
| constellation | Sagittarius ⓘ |
| declination | approximately −34° 39′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Terzan 7
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
A. Terzan
|
| discoveredInYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | optical observation ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | approximately 75,000 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromGalacticCenter | approximately 16 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| distanceFromSun | approximately 23 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| dynamicalAssociation | Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy ⓘ |
| galacticComponent |
Milky Way stellar halo
ⓘ
surface form:
Milky Way halo
|
| galaxy | Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyType | dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ |
| hostSystem |
Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
ⓘ
surface form:
Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy
|
| locatedIn | constellation Sagittarius ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sagittarius dwarf galaxy globular cluster system ⓘ |
| metallicity | metal-rich ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | about −0.6 dex ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Agop Terzan ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| orbitalAssociation |
Sagittarius Stream
ⓘ
surface form:
Sagittarius tidal stream
|
| origin | accreted from Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy ⓘ |
| rightAscension | approximately 19h 17m ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation |
intermediate-age
ⓘ
metal-rich population ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Terzan 7 Description of subject: Terzan 7 is a relatively young, metal-rich globular cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius and dynamically associated with the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
globular cluster Terzan 7
this entity surface form:
A. Terzan