Triple

T20530313
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Fornax E504049 entity
Predicate contains P35 FINISHED
Object NGC 1291
NGC 1291 is a prominent barred ring galaxy located in the constellation Fornax, notable for its large outer ring structure surrounding a bright central bar.
E1451355 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 1291 | Statement: [Fornax, contains, NGC 1291]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 1291
Context triple: [Fornax, contains, NGC 1291]
  • A. NGC 1261
    NGC 1261 is a globular star cluster located in the constellation Horologium, known for its dense concentration of ancient stars.
  • B. NGC 2976
    NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
  • C. NGC 2841
    NGC 2841 is a massive, relatively nearby spiral galaxy notable for its tightly wound arms, low star formation rate, and prominent dust lanes.
  • D. NGC 1502
    NGC 1502 is a young, compact open star cluster located in the constellation Camelopardalis, notable for its bright, hot stars and association with the end of the Kemble’s Cascade asterism.
  • E. NGC 6229
    NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
  • 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 1291
Triple: [Fornax, contains, NGC 1291]
Generated description
NGC 1291 is a prominent barred ring galaxy located in the constellation Fornax, notable for its large outer ring structure surrounding a bright central bar.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 1291
Target entity description: NGC 1291 is a prominent barred ring galaxy located in the constellation Fornax, notable for its large outer ring structure surrounding a bright central bar.
  • A. NGC 1261
    NGC 1261 is a globular star cluster located in the constellation Horologium, known for its dense concentration of ancient stars.
  • B. NGC 2976
    NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
  • C. NGC 2841
    NGC 2841 is a massive, relatively nearby spiral galaxy notable for its tightly wound arms, low star formation rate, and prominent dust lanes.
  • D. NGC 1502
    NGC 1502 is a young, compact open star cluster located in the constellation Camelopardalis, notable for its bright, hot stars and association with the end of the Kemble’s Cascade asterism.
  • E. NGC 6229
    NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
  • 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_69e0b4b3a6e08190ae663701f50fab8e completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6a069edf88190835a9c392c990c55 completed April 20, 2026, 9:53 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08f8a4c6b8819080d4244c194fc60c completed May 16, 2026, 11:07 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08fa684b688190a3f68da03658daea completed May 16, 2026, 11:14 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08fae12c088190aaeb705258089204 completed May 16, 2026, 11:16 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:37 a.m.