Triple
T18775156
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Canis Major Overdensity |
E459116
|
entity |
| Predicate | discoveredBy |
P412
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Rodrigo A. Ibata |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Rodrigo A. Ibata | Statement: [Canis Major Overdensity, discoveredBy, Rodrigo A. Ibata]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rodrigo A. Ibata Context triple: [Canis Major Overdensity, discoveredBy, Rodrigo A. Ibata]
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A.
Rodrigo A. Ibata
chosen
Rodrigo A. Ibata is an astronomer known for his work on galactic structure and dynamics, including the identification of the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy as a nearby satellite of the Milky Way.
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B.
Timothy M. Donahue
Timothy M. Donahue is an American telecommunications executive best known for leading Nextel Communications during its major growth and eventual merger with Sprint.
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C.
Brent Tully
Brent Tully is an American astronomer known for his pioneering work on the large-scale structure of the universe and galaxy clustering, including the identification of major cosmic superclusters.
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D.
Daniel Tully
Daniel Tully was an American businessman who served as chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch, helping to expand it into one of the world’s leading brokerage and investment firms.
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E.
Randal A. Ball
Randal A. Ball is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Ball, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8d395dba0819087568404508590cb |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5933ad4288190b17e5fad57d8417d |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:52 a.m.