Triple

T21301899
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject NGC 4639 E525085 entity
Predicate isCatalogedAs P107050 FINISHED
Object PGC 42741
PGC 42741 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, better known as NGC 4639 and noted for hosting a Type Ia supernova used in measuring cosmic distances.
E1489585 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 42741 | Statement: [NGC 4639, isCatalogedAs, PGC 42741]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PGC 42741
Context triple: [NGC 4639, isCatalogedAs, PGC 42741]
  • A. PGC 42701
    PGC 42701 is a spiral galaxy, better known as NGC 4622, located in the constellation Centaurus and noted for its unusual backward-winding spiral arms.
  • B. PGC 45279
    PGC 45279 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, better known as NGC 4945, and is one of the brightest and closest starburst galaxies to the Milky Way.
  • C. PGC 49473
    PGC 49473 is a faint, nearby dwarf irregular galaxy in the Centaurus A/M83 galaxy group, cataloged in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue.
  • D. PGC 34176
    PGC 34176 is a dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Leo, commonly known as Leo I.
  • E. PGC 47495
    PGC 47495 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, cataloged in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue.
  • 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 42741
Triple: [NGC 4639, isCatalogedAs, PGC 42741]
Generated description
PGC 42741 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, better known as NGC 4639 and noted for hosting a Type Ia supernova used in measuring cosmic distances.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PGC 42741
Target entity description: PGC 42741 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, better known as NGC 4639 and noted for hosting a Type Ia supernova used in measuring cosmic distances.
  • A. PGC 42701
    PGC 42701 is a spiral galaxy, better known as NGC 4622, located in the constellation Centaurus and noted for its unusual backward-winding spiral arms.
  • B. PGC 45279
    PGC 45279 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, better known as NGC 4945, and is one of the brightest and closest starburst galaxies to the Milky Way.
  • C. PGC 49473
    PGC 49473 is a faint, nearby dwarf irregular galaxy in the Centaurus A/M83 galaxy group, cataloged in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue.
  • D. PGC 34176
    PGC 34176 is a dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located in the constellation Leo, commonly known as Leo I.
  • E. PGC 47495
    PGC 47495 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, cataloged in the Principal Galaxies Catalogue.
  • 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_69e0b517e6748190850d6f6ddf323d69 completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e7385cd6308190bf300494833b048f completed April 21, 2026, 8:42 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a09e8103c288190a6818521971b4d1c completed May 17, 2026, 4:08 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a09e8c687fc81908d3b8b7a2cdfedff completed May 17, 2026, 4:11 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a09e93ff78c819099a9fed7a4874ba5 completed May 17, 2026, 4:13 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 4:05 p.m.