Triple

T19831203
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject NGC E476463 entity
Predicate crossReferencedIn P8581 FINISHED
Object SIMBAD astronomical database
The SIMBAD astronomical database is an online reference system that compiles and cross-identifies astronomical objects, providing comprehensive data, bibliographic references, and nomenclature used by the astrophysics community.
E1396454 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: SIMBAD astronomical database | Statement: [NGC, crossReferencedIn, SIMBAD astronomical database]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SIMBAD astronomical database
Context triple: [NGC, crossReferencedIn, SIMBAD astronomical database]
  • A. Hipparcos Catalogue
    The Hipparcos Catalogue is a comprehensive star catalog produced by the European Space Agency’s Hipparcos satellite mission, providing highly accurate positions, parallaxes, and proper motions for over 100,000 stars.
  • B. Minor Planet Center database
    The Minor Planet Center database is the central international repository that collects, maintains, and disseminates observational and orbital data for asteroids, comets, and other small Solar System bodies.
  • C. Bonner Durchmusterung
    Bonner Durchmusterung is a 19th-century astronomical star catalog that systematically surveyed and recorded the positions and magnitudes of hundreds of thousands of stars in the northern sky.
  • D. LEDA database
    The LEDA database is a comprehensive astronomical catalog that compiles and provides detailed information on galaxies for research and analysis.
  • E. Tycho Catalogue
    The Tycho Catalogue is an astrometric star catalog produced from the ESA Hipparcos mission, providing precise positions, magnitudes, and proper motions for over a million stars.
  • 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: SIMBAD astronomical database
Triple: [NGC, crossReferencedIn, SIMBAD astronomical database]
Generated description
The SIMBAD astronomical database is an online reference system that compiles and cross-identifies astronomical objects, providing comprehensive data, bibliographic references, and nomenclature used by the astrophysics community.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SIMBAD astronomical database
Target entity description: The SIMBAD astronomical database is an online reference system that compiles and cross-identifies astronomical objects, providing comprehensive data, bibliographic references, and nomenclature used by the astrophysics community.
  • A. Hipparcos Catalogue
    The Hipparcos Catalogue is a comprehensive star catalog produced by the European Space Agency’s Hipparcos satellite mission, providing highly accurate positions, parallaxes, and proper motions for over 100,000 stars.
  • B. Minor Planet Center database
    The Minor Planet Center database is the central international repository that collects, maintains, and disseminates observational and orbital data for asteroids, comets, and other small Solar System bodies.
  • C. Bonner Durchmusterung
    Bonner Durchmusterung is a 19th-century astronomical star catalog that systematically surveyed and recorded the positions and magnitudes of hundreds of thousands of stars in the northern sky.
  • D. LEDA database
    The LEDA database is a comprehensive astronomical catalog that compiles and provides detailed information on galaxies for research and analysis.
  • E. Tycho Catalogue
    The Tycho Catalogue is an astrometric star catalog produced from the ESA Hipparcos mission, providing precise positions, magnitudes, and proper motions for over a million stars.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: crossReferencedIn
Context triple: [NGC, crossReferencedIn, SIMBAD astronomical database]
  • A. crossReference
    Indicates that one entity refers the user to another related entity or source for additional or supporting information.
  • B. isReferencedIn chosen
    Indicates that one entity is cited, mentioned, or otherwise referred to within another entity.
  • C. alsoRefersTo
    Indicates that one term, label, or identifier is used as an alternative designation for the same entity or concept as another.
  • D. citationOf
    Indicates that one entity cites, references, or formally acknowledges another entity as a source.
  • E. hasReferenceWork
    Indicates that one entity is associated with a reference work (such as a dictionary, encyclopedia, or manual) that provides authoritative information about it.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69d8e51c7c188190b926f3a2a7b5f881 completed April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e656ce68b48190aa25b29d0b6ea021 completed April 20, 2026, 4:39 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a07ccd7da0c8190a101747611ab17ee completed May 16, 2026, 1:48 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07cd3cc44081909eea344aa5ea2441 completed May 16, 2026, 1:49 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07cd9bb104819091375260e98d657e completed May 16, 2026, 1:51 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69e5305bda388190a23b7191768107b1 completed April 19, 2026, 7:43 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:50 p.m.