Triple

T21885205
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hydra E540386 entity
Predicate containsNotableDeepSkyObject P23775 FINISHED
Object NGC 3242
NGC 3242 is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Hydra, popularly known as the Ghost of Jupiter due to its appearance in small telescopes.
E1506503 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 3242 | Statement: [Hydra, containsNotableDeepSkyObject, NGC 3242]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 3242
Context triple: [Hydra, containsNotableDeepSkyObject, NGC 3242]
  • A. NGC 3132
    NGC 3132 is a bright, elliptical planetary nebula in the constellation Vela, noted for its striking ring-like appearance and complex internal structure.
  • B. NGC 5102
    NGC 5102 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its relatively nearby distance and membership in the Centaurus A/M83 galaxy group.
  • C. NGC 7599
    NGC 7599 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Grus and is part of the NGC 7582 galaxy group.
  • D. NGC 6543
    NGC 6543, also known as the Cat's Eye Nebula, is a bright and complex planetary nebula in the constellation Draco, famous for its intricate, layered structure and striking appearance in astronomical images.
  • E. NGC 6402
    NGC 6402 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its dense stellar population and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 14.
  • 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 3242
Triple: [Hydra, containsNotableDeepSkyObject, NGC 3242]
Generated description
NGC 3242 is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Hydra, popularly known as the Ghost of Jupiter due to its appearance in small telescopes.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 3242
Target entity description: NGC 3242 is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Hydra, popularly known as the Ghost of Jupiter due to its appearance in small telescopes.
  • A. NGC 3132
    NGC 3132 is a bright, elliptical planetary nebula in the constellation Vela, noted for its striking ring-like appearance and complex internal structure.
  • B. NGC 5102
    NGC 5102 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its relatively nearby distance and membership in the Centaurus A/M83 galaxy group.
  • C. NGC 7599
    NGC 7599 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Grus and is part of the NGC 7582 galaxy group.
  • D. NGC 6543
    NGC 6543, also known as the Cat's Eye Nebula, is a bright and complex planetary nebula in the constellation Draco, famous for its intricate, layered structure and striking appearance in astronomical images.
  • E. NGC 6402
    NGC 6402 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its dense stellar population and inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 14.
  • 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_69e0c479a98081908ce333853fdd4348 completed April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f118eabb008190ab6f1364ef4e6feb completed April 28, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a52a903348190b0055043f6142f71 completed May 17, 2026, 11:43 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a53e9402c8190b85947fb71434444 completed May 17, 2026, 11:48 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a5467d2108190b8d5d12819726991 completed May 17, 2026, 11:51 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 7:05 p.m.