Triple
T18775158
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Canis Major Overdensity |
E459116
|
entity |
| Predicate | discoveredBy |
P412
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Mike J. Irwin |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Mike J. Irwin | Statement: [Canis Major Overdensity, discoveredBy, Mike J. Irwin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mike J. Irwin Context triple: [Canis Major Overdensity, discoveredBy, Mike J. Irwin]
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A.
Michael John Harrison
Michael John Harrison is a British author renowned for his influential and genre-defying science fiction, fantasy, and literary works.
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B.
Clive Dawson
Clive Dawson is a British screenwriter best known for writing the science fiction horror film "The Last Days on Mars."
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C.
Jonathan Peter Wilkinson
Jonathan Peter Wilkinson is a former English rugby union fly-half renowned for his pivotal role in England's 2003 Rugby World Cup victory, including kicking the winning drop goal in the final.
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D.
Michael Sykes
Michael Sykes is a person notable enough to be specifically distinguished from others sharing the surname Sykes.
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E.
Colin Brittain
Colin Brittain is a rock and alternative music producer known for his work with contemporary bands and artists across the modern rock scene.
- 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: Mike J. Irwin Target entity description: Mike J. Irwin is an astronomer known for his work in Galactic structure, including the identification of the Canis Major Overdensity as a nearby dwarf galaxy or stellar overdensity interacting with the Milky Way.
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A.
Michael John Harrison
Michael John Harrison is a British author renowned for his influential and genre-defying science fiction, fantasy, and literary works.
-
B.
Clive Dawson
Clive Dawson is a British screenwriter best known for writing the science fiction horror film "The Last Days on Mars."
-
C.
Jonathan Peter Wilkinson
Jonathan Peter Wilkinson is a former English rugby union fly-half renowned for his pivotal role in England's 2003 Rugby World Cup victory, including kicking the winning drop goal in the final.
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D.
Michael Sykes
Michael Sykes is a person notable enough to be specifically distinguished from others sharing the surname Sykes.
-
E.
Colin Brittain
Colin Brittain is a rock and alternative music producer known for his work with contemporary bands and artists across the modern rock scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
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.