Triple

T18443549
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Messier 21 E450596 entity
Predicate otherName P39 FINISHED
Object NGC 6531
NGC 6531 is a young open star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its bright, blue stars and proximity to the Trifid Nebula.
E1326472 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: NGC 6531 | Statement: [Messier 21, otherName, NGC 6531]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 6531
Context triple: [Messier 21, otherName, NGC 6531]
  • A. NGC 6231
    NGC 6231 is a bright, young open star cluster located near the tail of the constellation Scorpius, notable for its massive, hot stars and role as the core of the Scorpius OB1 association.
  • B. NGC 6523
    NGC 6523 is a large, bright emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the constellation Sagittarius, commonly known as the Lagoon Nebula.
  • C. NGC 6611
    NGC 6611 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Eagle Nebula, notable for illuminating and shaping its surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
  • D. NGC 6883
    NGC 6883 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its grouping of young, hot stars.
  • E. NGC 6705
    NGC 6705 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable for its high stellar density and brightness, making it one of the most impressive open clusters in the Milky Way.
  • 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: NGC 6531
Triple: [Messier 21, otherName, NGC 6531]
Generated description
NGC 6531 is a young open star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its bright, blue stars and proximity to the Trifid Nebula.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 6531
Target entity description: NGC 6531 is a young open star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its bright, blue stars and proximity to the Trifid Nebula.
  • A. NGC 6231
    NGC 6231 is a bright, young open star cluster located near the tail of the constellation Scorpius, notable for its massive, hot stars and role as the core of the Scorpius OB1 association.
  • B. NGC 6523
    NGC 6523 is a large, bright emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the constellation Sagittarius, commonly known as the Lagoon Nebula.
  • C. NGC 6611
    NGC 6611 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded within the Eagle Nebula, notable for illuminating and shaping its surrounding interstellar gas and dust.
  • D. NGC 6883
    NGC 6883 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its grouping of young, hot stars.
  • E. NGC 6705
    NGC 6705 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable for its high stellar density and brightness, making it one of the most impressive open clusters in the Milky Way.
  • 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_69d8d381d6388190a9e94e9c658174e4 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e51c12a0248190a848a1fe833a1975 completed April 19, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a043f1ccc088190a65ca927243a7d01 completed May 13, 2026, 9:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a043f8fe6c08190b08f57b26a6862e3 completed May 13, 2026, 9:08 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0441fd73d88190959e72208ec2da3c completed May 13, 2026, 9:18 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:30 a.m.