Triple

T21071199
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject M59 E519110 entity
Predicate catalogCode P8090 FINISHED
Object NGC 4621
NGC 4621, also known as Messier 59, is a bright elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster located in the constellation Virgo.
E1497518 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 4621 | Statement: [M59, catalogCode, NGC 4621]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 4621
Context triple: [M59, catalogCode, NGC 4621]
  • A. NGC 4622
    NGC 4622 is an unusual spiral galaxy notable for its rare leading spiral arms and distinctive ring-like structure, located in the constellation Centaurus.
  • B. NGC 4606
    NGC 4606 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
  • C. NGC 4660
    NGC 4660 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
  • D. NGC 4639
    NGC 4639 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo that hosts an active galactic nucleus and lies on the outskirts of the Virgo Cluster.
  • E. NGC 4461
    NGC 4461 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
  • 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 4621
Triple: [M59, catalogCode, NGC 4621]
Generated description
NGC 4621, also known as Messier 59, is a bright elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster located in the constellation Virgo.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 4621
Target entity description: NGC 4621, also known as Messier 59, is a bright elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster located in the constellation Virgo.
  • A. NGC 4622
    NGC 4622 is an unusual spiral galaxy notable for its rare leading spiral arms and distinctive ring-like structure, located in the constellation Centaurus.
  • B. NGC 4606
    NGC 4606 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
  • C. NGC 4660
    NGC 4660 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
  • D. NGC 4639
    NGC 4639 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo that hosts an active galactic nucleus and lies on the outskirts of the Virgo Cluster.
  • E. NGC 4461
    NGC 4461 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
  • 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_69e0b505ef108190b25dd4033e2ff7eb completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6feb8ed4481909c9f804ccd8da3e2 completed April 21, 2026, 4:36 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a24970ea881908e0d585753357b24 completed May 17, 2026, 8:27 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a259145c0819082edd73cf9a8574b completed May 17, 2026, 8:31 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a25f766048190931de694fdc23931 completed May 17, 2026, 8:32 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 2:46 p.m.