Triple

T20553086
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject NGC 7000 E504645 entity
Predicate hasAlternativeDesignation P974 FINISHED
Object Sh2-117
Sh2-117 is a large emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, better known as the North America Nebula (NGC 7000), notable for its distinctive continent-like shape and active star-forming regions.
E1437113 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: Sh2-117 | Statement: [NGC 7000, hasAlternativeDesignation, Sh2-117]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sh2-117
Context triple: [NGC 7000, hasAlternativeDesignation, Sh2-117]
  • A. Sh2-184
    Sh2-184, commonly known as the Pacman Nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia notable for its distinctive shape resembling the classic video game character.
  • B. Sh2-106
    Sh2-106 is a bipolar emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its hourglass-shaped clouds of gas and dust illuminated by a massive young star.
  • C. Sh2-205
    Sh2-205 is a faint emission nebula cataloged in the Sharpless catalog, located in the constellation Camelopardalis.
  • D. Sh2-202
    Sh2-202 is a large, faint emission nebula and H II region located in the constellation Camelopardalis.
  • E. Barnard 213
    Barnard 213 is a dense, filamentary dark cloud and active star-forming region within the Taurus molecular cloud complex, notable for hosting numerous young stellar objects and protostars.
  • 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: Sh2-117
Triple: [NGC 7000, hasAlternativeDesignation, Sh2-117]
Generated description
Sh2-117 is a large emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, better known as the North America Nebula (NGC 7000), notable for its distinctive continent-like shape and active star-forming regions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sh2-117
Target entity description: Sh2-117 is a large emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, better known as the North America Nebula (NGC 7000), notable for its distinctive continent-like shape and active star-forming regions.
  • A. Sh2-184
    Sh2-184, commonly known as the Pacman Nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia notable for its distinctive shape resembling the classic video game character.
  • B. Sh2-106
    Sh2-106 is a bipolar emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its hourglass-shaped clouds of gas and dust illuminated by a massive young star.
  • C. Sh2-205
    Sh2-205 is a faint emission nebula cataloged in the Sharpless catalog, located in the constellation Camelopardalis.
  • D. Sh2-202
    Sh2-202 is a large, faint emission nebula and H II region located in the constellation Camelopardalis.
  • E. Barnard 213
    Barnard 213 is a dense, filamentary dark cloud and active star-forming region within the Taurus molecular cloud complex, notable for hosting numerous young stellar objects and protostars.
  • 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_69e0b4b52c048190952b4d0f430813a3 completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6a5db052c8190801e53f6148113c8 completed April 20, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08a573e43c8190918ce8cfbafff788 completed May 16, 2026, 5:12 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08a72cda488190b18b50724666ae55 completed May 16, 2026, 5:19 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08a79a373481909c37da1cc810e2d9 completed May 16, 2026, 5:21 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:38 a.m.