Triple

T19685908
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sculptor Group E472710 entity
Predicate containsGalaxy P57286 FINISHED
Object NGC 253
NGC 253, also known as the Sculptor Galaxy, is a bright, nearby starburst spiral galaxy notable for its intense star formation and prominent dust lanes.
E1398879 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 253 | Statement: [Sculptor Group, containsGalaxy, NGC 253]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 253
Context triple: [Sculptor Group, containsGalaxy, NGC 253]
  • A. NGC 247
    NGC 247 is a relatively nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the Sculptor Group, notable for its elongated shape and prominent dust lanes.
  • B. NGC 7793
    NGC 7793 is a flocculent spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor and one of the prominent members of the nearby Sculptor Group.
  • C. NGC 2403
    NGC 2403 is a nearby spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis, notable for its active star formation and numerous observed supernovae.
  • D. NGC 55
    NGC 55 is a nearby barred irregular galaxy in the constellation Sculptor, notable as one of the closest and brightest members of the Sculptor Group.
  • E. NGC 891
    NGC 891 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, often noted for its resemblance to how the Milky Way would appear viewed from the side.
  • 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 253
Triple: [Sculptor Group, containsGalaxy, NGC 253]
Generated description
NGC 253, also known as the Sculptor Galaxy, is a bright, nearby starburst spiral galaxy notable for its intense star formation and prominent dust lanes.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 253
Target entity description: NGC 253, also known as the Sculptor Galaxy, is a bright, nearby starburst spiral galaxy notable for its intense star formation and prominent dust lanes.
  • A. NGC 247
    NGC 247 is a relatively nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the Sculptor Group, notable for its elongated shape and prominent dust lanes.
  • B. NGC 7793
    NGC 7793 is a flocculent spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor and one of the prominent members of the nearby Sculptor Group.
  • C. NGC 2403
    NGC 2403 is a nearby spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis, notable for its active star formation and numerous observed supernovae.
  • D. NGC 55
    NGC 55 is a nearby barred irregular galaxy in the constellation Sculptor, notable as one of the closest and brightest members of the Sculptor Group.
  • E. NGC 891
    NGC 891 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, often noted for its resemblance to how the Milky Way would appear viewed from the side.
  • 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_69d8e515bef88190bc30781aea50537a completed April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e641c33b94819081bdeb56910f6ff8 completed April 20, 2026, 3:09 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a07d425d7d881909deb5277e97dd576 completed May 16, 2026, 2:19 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07d6ca396881908a56231d92d3a027 completed May 16, 2026, 2:30 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07d789da048190886707569b343973 completed May 16, 2026, 2:33 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:45 p.m.