Triple

T21026202
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject M86 E517947 entity
Predicate catalogCode P8090 FINISHED
Object PGC 40653
PGC 40653 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as Messier 86 (M86), located in the constellation Virgo.
E1463442 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: PGC 40653 | Statement: [M86, catalogCode, PGC 40653]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PGC 40653
Context triple: [M86, catalogCode, PGC 40653]
  • A. PGC 6240
    PGC 6240 is a galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue, recognized as one of its notable extragalactic objects.
  • B. PGC 45628
    PGC 45628 is a dwarf irregular galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue and also known as UGC 8201.
  • C. PGC 46668
    PGC 46668 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, better known by its primary designation NGC 5102.
  • D. PGC 48334
    PGC 48334 is a nearby dwarf starburst galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its intense regions of recent star formation and low metal content.
  • E. PGC 34176
    PGC 34176 is a dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Leo, commonly known as Leo I.
  • 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: PGC 40653
Triple: [M86, catalogCode, PGC 40653]
Generated description
PGC 40653 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as Messier 86 (M86), located in the constellation Virgo.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PGC 40653
Target entity description: PGC 40653 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as Messier 86 (M86), located in the constellation Virgo.
  • A. PGC 6240
    PGC 6240 is a galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue, recognized as one of its notable extragalactic objects.
  • B. PGC 45628
    PGC 45628 is a dwarf irregular galaxy listed in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue and also known as UGC 8201.
  • C. PGC 46668
    PGC 46668 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, better known by its primary designation NGC 5102.
  • D. PGC 48334
    PGC 48334 is a nearby dwarf starburst galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its intense regions of recent star formation and low metal content.
  • E. PGC 34176
    PGC 34176 is a dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Leo, commonly known as Leo I.
  • 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_69e0b503275c8190afd9a163f997c709 completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6fc7c262c8190bceb8fd26be76983 completed April 21, 2026, 4:26 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a094743553c81908a029cdfe9376bbd completed May 17, 2026, 4:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0947d293588190a235ff9713b7630f completed May 17, 2026, 4:45 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0948839fd481909a68a1e7105d9b72 completed May 17, 2026, 4:48 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 1:55 p.m.