Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog
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The Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog is an astronomical catalog that lists bright galaxies, providing standardized data and classifications widely used in extragalactic astronomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11210521 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog Context triple: [Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog of Bright Galaxies, alsoKnownAs, Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog]
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A.
David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) catalog
The David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) catalog is an astronomical catalog of dwarf galaxies compiled from observations at the David Dunlap Observatory, widely used in studies of nearby low-luminosity galaxies.
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B.
Armagh Catalogue of Stars
The Armagh Catalogue of Stars is a 19th-century astronomical star catalog compiled at Armagh Observatory, listing precise positions and related data for thousands of stars.
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C.
New General Catalogue
The New General Catalogue is a comprehensive 19th-century astronomical catalog of deep-sky objects, including galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, that remains widely used by astronomers today.
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D.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalogs
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalogs are comprehensive astronomical catalogs that provide precise positional and photometric data for millions of stars, widely used for research and satellite tracking.
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E.
Bonner Durchmusterung
Bonner Durchmusterung is a 19th-century astronomical star catalog that systematically surveyed and recorded the positions and magnitudes of hundreds of thousands of stars in the northern sky.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog Target entity description: The Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog is an astronomical catalog that lists bright galaxies, providing standardized data and classifications widely used in extragalactic astronomy.
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A.
David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) catalog
The David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) catalog is an astronomical catalog of dwarf galaxies compiled from observations at the David Dunlap Observatory, widely used in studies of nearby low-luminosity galaxies.
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B.
Armagh Catalogue of Stars
The Armagh Catalogue of Stars is a 19th-century astronomical star catalog compiled at Armagh Observatory, listing precise positions and related data for thousands of stars.
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C.
New General Catalogue
The New General Catalogue is a comprehensive 19th-century astronomical catalog of deep-sky objects, including galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, that remains widely used by astronomers today.
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D.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalogs
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalogs are comprehensive astronomical catalogs that provide precise positional and photometric data for millions of stars, widely used for research and satellite tracking.
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E.
Bonner Durchmusterung
Bonner Durchmusterung is a 19th-century astronomical star catalog that systematically surveyed and recorded the positions and magnitudes of hundreds of thousands of stars in the northern sky.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical catalog
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galaxy catalog ⓘ |
| basedOn | Shapley–Ames Catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
apparent magnitudes of galaxies
ⓘ
basic photometric data ⓘ morphological types of galaxies ⓘ positions of galaxies ⓘ |
| dataType |
classification data
ⓘ
observational data ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
bright northern-sky galaxies
ⓘ
bright southern-sky galaxies ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
RSA Catalog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog of Bright Galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
galaxy evolution studies
ⓘ
observational cosmology ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
studies of galaxy morphology
ⓘ
subsequent galaxy catalogs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | nearby bright galaxies ⓘ |
| provides |
morphological classifications of galaxies
ⓘ
standardized data on galaxies ⓘ |
| subject | bright galaxies ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference catalog for bright galaxies ⓘ |
| usedBy |
extragalactic astronomers
ⓘ
professional astronomers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
extragalactic research
ⓘ
selection of bright galaxy samples ⓘ statistical studies of galaxies ⓘ |
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Subject: Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog Description of subject: The Revised Shapley–Ames Catalog is an astronomical catalog that lists bright galaxies, providing standardized data and classifications widely used in extragalactic astronomy.
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