Triple

T19974181
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Messier 51 E493645 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object M51a
M51a is the larger, grand-design spiral galaxy in the Whirlpool Galaxy system, interacting with its smaller companion M51b in the constellation Canes Venatici.
 E1404211 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: M51a | Statement: [Messier 51, alsoKnownAs, M51a]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: M51a
Context triple: [Messier 51, alsoKnownAs, M51a]
  • A. M55
    M55 is a New York City bus route that provides public transit service connecting to the Whitehall Terminal area in Lower Manhattan.
  • B. M55
    M55 is a British motorway in Lancashire that links the city of Preston with the seaside resort of Blackpool.
  • C. M-55
    M-55 is a state trunkline highway in Michigan that runs east–west across the northern Lower Peninsula, connecting several communities including the city of Manistee.
  • D. M-5
    M-5 is a state highway in southeastern Michigan that serves as a key commuter route connecting Novi and surrounding suburbs to the Detroit metropolitan area.
  • E. M-513
    M-513 is a regional road in the Community of Madrid, Spain, that connects the town of Brunete with other nearby municipalities and major routes.
  • 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: M51a
Triple: [Messier 51, alsoKnownAs, M51a]
Generated description
M51a is the larger, grand-design spiral galaxy in the Whirlpool Galaxy system, interacting with its smaller companion M51b in the constellation Canes Venatici.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: M51a
Target entity description: M51a is the larger, grand-design spiral galaxy in the Whirlpool Galaxy system, interacting with its smaller companion M51b in the constellation Canes Venatici.
  • A. M55
    M55 is a New York City bus route that provides public transit service connecting to the Whitehall Terminal area in Lower Manhattan.
  • B. M55
    M55 is a British motorway in Lancashire that links the city of Preston with the seaside resort of Blackpool.
  • C. M-55
    M-55 is a state trunkline highway in Michigan that runs east–west across the northern Lower Peninsula, connecting several communities including the city of Manistee.
  • D. M-5
    M-5 is a state highway in southeastern Michigan that serves as a key commuter route connecting Novi and surrounding suburbs to the Detroit metropolitan area.
  • E. M-513
    M-513 is a regional road in the Community of Madrid, Spain, that connects the town of Brunete with other nearby municipalities and major routes.
  • 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_69da626a67648190af9653832a3aeced completed April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e65bcb72048190aedb4f085ace0493 completed April 20, 2026, 5 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a07fdd7a0d08190b85dcc29c28eb7bd completed May 16, 2026, 5:17 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07feb28eec81908a8e33a706cf9d9b completed May 16, 2026, 5:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07ff2e34608190a27995f6400c153a completed May 16, 2026, 5:22 a.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 3:23 p.m.