Triple

T21703066
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Draco E535701 entity
Predicate ThubanDesignation P24821 FINISHED
Object Alpha Draconis
Alpha Draconis, also known as Thuban, is a star in the constellation Draco that once served as the Earth's North Star due to the precession of the planet's axis.
E1497696 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Alpha Draconis | Statement: [Draco, ThubanDesignation, Alpha Draconis]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alpha Draconis
Context triple: [Draco, ThubanDesignation, Alpha Draconis]
  • A. Gamma Draconis
    Gamma Draconis is a prominent red giant star in the constellation Draco, historically important as a reference point in early stellar parallax measurements.
  • B. Alpha Hydri
    Alpha Hydri is the brightest star in the southern constellation Hydrus, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in southern sky observations.
  • C. Gamma Doradus
    Gamma Doradus is a variable star in the southern constellation Dorado, serving as the prototype of the Gamma Doradus class of pulsating variables.
  • D. Alpha Gruis
    Alpha Gruis is the brightest star in the constellation Grus, a prominent blue-white star visible in the southern sky.
  • E. Delta Cygni
    Delta Cygni is a multiple star system in the constellation Cygnus, notable as one of its brighter stars and a future candidate for the Northern Pole Star due to Earth's axial precession.
  • 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: Alpha Draconis
Triple: [Draco, ThubanDesignation, Alpha Draconis]
Generated description
Alpha Draconis, also known as Thuban, is a star in the constellation Draco that once served as the Earth's North Star due to the precession of the planet's axis.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alpha Draconis
Target entity description: Alpha Draconis, also known as Thuban, is a star in the constellation Draco that once served as the Earth's North Star due to the precession of the planet's axis.
  • A. Gamma Draconis
    Gamma Draconis is a prominent red giant star in the constellation Draco, historically important as a reference point in early stellar parallax measurements.
  • B. Alpha Hydri
    Alpha Hydri is the brightest star in the southern constellation Hydrus, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point in southern sky observations.
  • C. Gamma Doradus
    Gamma Doradus is a variable star in the southern constellation Dorado, serving as the prototype of the Gamma Doradus class of pulsating variables.
  • D. Alpha Gruis
    Alpha Gruis is the brightest star in the constellation Grus, a prominent blue-white star visible in the southern sky.
  • E. Delta Cygni
    Delta Cygni is a multiple star system in the constellation Cygnus, notable as one of its brighter stars and a future candidate for the Northern Pole Star due to Earth's axial precession.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: ThubanDesignation
Context triple: [Draco, ThubanDesignation, Alpha Draconis]
  • A. planetDesignation
    Indicates the formal naming or labeling assigned to a planet within a particular cataloging or classification system.
  • B. Capella
    Indicates a relationship or action involving Capella, whose specific nature depends on the domain or schema in which the predicate is defined.
  • C. bayerDesignation chosen
    Indicates the assignment of a star’s Bayer designation, linking a star to its specific Greek-letter-plus-constellation label used in astronomy.
  • D. primaryMirrorDesignation
    Indicates that one entity is designated as the primary mirror (main reflective component) associated with another entity.
  • E. alternateDesignation
    Indicates that one entity serves as an alternative name, label, or identifier for another entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69e0c46b44c0819088ab883ebd44e0e8 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ef9b8161348190842c433531cfaa5b completed April 27, 2026, 5:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a24a87b788190bf9ac9c00c17a761 completed May 17, 2026, 8:27 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a25d1c95c8190a4140c494ac0a8f7 completed May 17, 2026, 8:32 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a268dd6c4819081c1bf83513bb8b8 completed May 17, 2026, 8:35 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69e6969113cc8190ab69855ef5667e4b completed April 20, 2026, 9:11 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:46 p.m.