Triple

T16549849
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kitt Peak National Observatory E402041 entity
Predicate hasTelescope P35 FINISHED
Object WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
The WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope is a modern, research-grade optical telescope known for high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy, operated collaboratively by several U.S. institutions at Kitt Peak.
 E1225392 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope | Statement: [Kitt Peak National Observatory, hasTelescope, WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
Context triple: [Kitt Peak National Observatory, hasTelescope, WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope]
  • A. Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
    The Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope is a prominent optical telescope in Chile widely used for deep-sky surveys and cosmological research.
  • B. Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope
    The Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope is a 4-meter-class optical telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys and cosmological research.
  • C. Gemini North Observatory
    Gemini North Observatory is a premier 8.1-meter optical/infrared telescope facility located on Maunakea in Hawaii, forming one half of the international Gemini Observatory.
  • D. KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope
    The KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope is a mid-sized optical telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory widely used for a variety of astronomical imaging and spectroscopic research.
  • E. Gemini Observatory
    Gemini Observatory is an international astronomical research facility operating twin 8.1-meter telescopes in Hawaii and Chile to provide comprehensive coverage of both the northern and southern skies.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
Triple: [Kitt Peak National Observatory, hasTelescope, WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope]
Generated description
The WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope is a modern, research-grade optical telescope known for high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy, operated collaboratively by several U.S. institutions at Kitt Peak.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
Target entity description: The WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope is a modern, research-grade optical telescope known for high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy, operated collaboratively by several U.S. institutions at Kitt Peak.
  • A. Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
    The Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope is a prominent optical telescope in Chile widely used for deep-sky surveys and cosmological research.
  • B. Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope
    The Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope is a 4-meter-class optical telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys and cosmological research.
  • C. Gemini North Observatory
    Gemini North Observatory is a premier 8.1-meter optical/infrared telescope facility located on Maunakea in Hawaii, forming one half of the international Gemini Observatory.
  • D. KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope
    The KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope is a mid-sized optical telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory widely used for a variety of astronomical imaging and spectroscopic research.
  • E. Gemini Observatory
    Gemini Observatory is an international astronomical research facility operating twin 8.1-meter telescopes in Hawaii and Chile to provide comprehensive coverage of both the northern and southern skies.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d88384bc30819084229e7dcdc39a41 completed April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e34fc451dc8190b571d5010f4017f4 completed April 18, 2026, 9:32 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0084ae0fb08190b809cd26b2e413aa completed May 10, 2026, 1:14 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a00853af11881908e0e61fb352e2e87 completed May 10, 2026, 1:16 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0085f2fd2881908b31bd57790acb74 completed May 10, 2026, 1:19 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:15 a.m.