E0 elliptical galaxy
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An E0 elliptical galaxy is a nearly spherical type of elliptical galaxy with little to no apparent flattening, classified at one end of the Hubble sequence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| E0 elliptical galaxy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11078591 — 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: E0 elliptical galaxy Context triple: [Hubble sequence, includesSubclass, E0 elliptical galaxy]
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A.
Einasto
Einasto is an Estonian surname most notably associated with astrophysicist Jaan Einasto, a pioneer in the study of dark matter and large-scale structure of the universe.
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B.
NGC 4486
NGC 4486, better known as Messier 87 (M87), is a giant elliptical galaxy notable for its supermassive black hole and prominent relativistic jet.
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C.
NGC 1300
NGC 1300 is a prominent barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus, noted for its strikingly well-defined bar and spiral arm structure.
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D.
NGC 4649
NGC 4649, also known as Messier 60, is a massive elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo notable for its bright central region and supermassive black hole.
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E.
WLM Galaxy
WLM Galaxy is a faint, irregular dwarf galaxy in the Local Group, located in the constellation Cetus and notable for its isolation and relatively simple structure.
- 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: E0 elliptical galaxy Target entity description: An E0 elliptical galaxy is a nearly spherical type of elliptical galaxy with little to no apparent flattening, classified at one end of the Hubble sequence.
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A.
Einasto
Einasto is an Estonian surname most notably associated with astrophysicist Jaan Einasto, a pioneer in the study of dark matter and large-scale structure of the universe.
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B.
NGC 4486
NGC 4486, better known as Messier 87 (M87), is a giant elliptical galaxy notable for its supermassive black hole and prominent relativistic jet.
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C.
NGC 1300
NGC 1300 is a prominent barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus, noted for its strikingly well-defined bar and spiral arm structure.
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D.
NGC 4649
NGC 4649, also known as Messier 60, is a massive elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo notable for its bright central region and supermassive black hole.
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E.
WLM Galaxy
WLM Galaxy is a faint, irregular dwarf galaxy in the Local Group, located in the constellation Cetus and notable for its isolation and relatively simple structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elliptical galaxy type
ⓘ
galaxy morphological class ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
disk galaxies
ⓘ
highly flattened elliptical galaxies such as E7 ⓘ |
| hasAxisRatio | major-to-minor axis ratio close to 1 ⓘ |
| hasBarStructure | none ⓘ |
| hasBulgeToDiskRatio | no disk component ⓘ |
| hasCentralBlackHole | often hosts a supermassive black hole ⓘ |
| hasColor | generally red ⓘ |
| hasDustContent | very little dust ⓘ |
| hasEllipticityIndex | 0 ⓘ |
| hasFlattening | little to no apparent flattening ⓘ |
| hasGasContent | very little cold gas ⓘ |
| hasKinematics | primarily pressure-supported stellar motions ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalCode | E0 ⓘ |
| hasShape | nearly spherical ⓘ |
| hasSpiralArms | none ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationRate | low current star formation ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation | predominantly old stars ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceBrightnessProfile | approximately de Vaucouleurs law ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | E0 ⓘ |
| hasThreeDimensionalShape | approximately spheroidal ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Edwin Hubble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
near-infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | Hubble sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInHubbleSequence |
least flattened elliptical type
ⓘ
one end of the elliptical sequence ⓘ |
| subclassOf | elliptical galaxy ⓘ |
| usedIn | Hubble morphological classification of galaxies 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: E0 elliptical galaxy Description of subject: An E0 elliptical galaxy is a nearly spherical type of elliptical galaxy with little to no apparent flattening, classified at one end of the Hubble sequence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.