Local Group galaxies
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Local Group galaxies are the collection of more than 50 gravitationally bound galaxies, including the Milky Way and Andromeda, that form our immediate cosmic neighborhood.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Local Group | 1 |
| Local Group galaxies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5443932 — 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: Local Group galaxies Context triple: [Rodrigo A. Ibata, studies, Local Group galaxies]
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A.
Local Group dwarf galaxies
Local Group dwarf galaxies are small, low-luminosity satellite galaxies gravitationally bound within the Local Group, typically orbiting larger galaxies like the Milky Way and Andromeda.
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B.
Andromeda subgroup
The Andromeda subgroup is the collection of galaxies gravitationally bound to and dominated by the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) within the Local Group.
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C.
M81 Group
The M81 Group is a nearby collection of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major, dominated by the large spiral galaxy Messier 81 and known for its interacting members and active star formation.
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Milky Way subgroup
The Milky Way subgroup is the collection of nearby galaxies gravitationally bound to and dominated by the Milky Way within the larger Local Group.
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E.
Centaurus A/M83 Group
The Centaurus A/M83 Group is a nearby galaxy group dominated by the massive galaxies Centaurus A and Messier 83, forming one of the closest large-scale neighbors to our own galactic neighborhood.
- 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: Local Group galaxies Target entity description: Local Group galaxies are the collection of more than 50 gravitationally bound galaxies, including the Milky Way and Andromeda, that form our immediate cosmic neighborhood.
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A.
Local Group dwarf galaxies
Local Group dwarf galaxies are small, low-luminosity satellite galaxies gravitationally bound within the Local Group, typically orbiting larger galaxies like the Milky Way and Andromeda.
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B.
Andromeda subgroup
The Andromeda subgroup is the collection of galaxies gravitationally bound to and dominated by the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) within the Local Group.
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C.
M81 Group
The M81 Group is a nearby collection of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major, dominated by the large spiral galaxy Messier 81 and known for its interacting members and active star formation.
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D.
Milky Way subgroup
The Milky Way subgroup is the collection of nearby galaxies gravitationally bound to and dominated by the Milky Way within the larger Local Group.
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E.
Centaurus A/M83 Group
The Centaurus A/M83 Group is a nearby galaxy group dominated by the massive galaxies Centaurus A and Messier 83, forming one of the closest large-scale neighbors to our own galactic neighborhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | galaxy group ⓘ |
| centralGalaxy |
Andromeda Galaxy
NERFINISHED
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Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinedBy | Edwin Hubble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Andromeda Galaxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andromeda I NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda II NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda III NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda V NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda X NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XI NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XII NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XIX NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XV NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XVII NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XVIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XX NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XXI NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XXII NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XXIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XXIV NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XXIX NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XXV NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XXVI NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XXVII NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XXVIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda XXX NERFINISHED ⓘ Aquarius Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Carina Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Draco Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Fornax Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 1613 NERFINISHED ⓘ Large Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo I dwarf galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo II dwarf galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ M110 NERFINISHED ⓘ M32 NERFINISHED ⓘ Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6822 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ WLM NERFINISHED ⓘ many dwarf irregular galaxies ⓘ many dwarf spheroidal galaxies ⓘ |
| cosmicNeighborhoodOf |
Earth
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Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | ~3 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| discoveryCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| distanceFromVirgoCluster | ~16.5 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| dominantMembers |
Andromeda Galaxy
NERFINISHED
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Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gravitationallyBoundTo |
Andromeda Galaxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMass | ~(1–5)×10^12 solar masses (order of magnitude) ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Andromeda subgroup
NERFINISHED
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Milky Way subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | near edge of Virgo Supercluster ⓘ |
| memberCount | >= 50 galaxies ⓘ |
| nearestGalaxyCluster | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Laniakea Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Local Group galaxies Description of subject: Local Group galaxies are the collection of more than 50 gravitationally bound galaxies, including the Milky Way and Andromeda, that form our immediate cosmic neighborhood.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Local Group