Triple

T19730194
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Messier 6 E473830 entity
Predicate alternativeName P39 FINISHED
Object M6
M6 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, popularly known as the Butterfly Cluster due to its distinctive shape.
 E1392572 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: M6 | Statement: [Messier 6, alternativeName, M6]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: M6
Context triple: [Messier 6, alternativeName, M6]
  • A. M6
    The M6 is a major north–south motorway in the United Kingdom that runs through the Midlands and North West England, forming a key part of the country’s strategic road network.
  • B. M6
    M6 is a major French television channel known for its general-interest programming, including entertainment shows, series, and reality TV.
  • C. M61
    M61 is a major motorway in North West England connecting Manchester with Preston and linking into the wider UK motorway network.
  • D. M26
    The M26 is a U.S. World War II–era heavy/medium tank, commonly known as the M26 Pershing, that served as a precursor to the American Patton tank series.
  • E. M26
    M26 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, included in Charles Messier’s catalog of deep-sky objects.
  • 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: M6
Triple: [Messier 6, alternativeName, M6]
Generated description
M6 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, popularly known as the Butterfly Cluster due to its distinctive shape.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: M6
Target entity description: M6 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, popularly known as the Butterfly Cluster due to its distinctive shape.
  • A. M6
    The M6 is a major north–south motorway in the United Kingdom that runs through the Midlands and North West England, forming a key part of the country’s strategic road network.
  • B. M6
    M6 is a major French television channel known for its general-interest programming, including entertainment shows, series, and reality TV.
  • C. M61
    M61 is a major motorway in North West England connecting Manchester with Preston and linking into the wider UK motorway network.
  • D. M26
    The M26 is a U.S. World War II–era heavy/medium tank, commonly known as the M26 Pershing, that served as a precursor to the American Patton tank series.
  • E. M26
    M26 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, included in Charles Messier’s catalog of deep-sky objects.
  • 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_69d8e517ebd48190979ee76723bcfadf completed April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e649fbeaf081909e9356229eaf84dd completed April 20, 2026, 3:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a07b4f2de3481909b3402e5d3e7af2a completed May 16, 2026, 12:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07b62186cc81908f471747261b60a9 completed May 16, 2026, 12:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07b6e4ae348190a3783c6a82059793 completed May 16, 2026, 12:14 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:47 p.m.