Triple
T2706422
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Stephan's Quintet |
E59351
|
entity |
| Predicate | discoveredBy |
P412
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Édouard Stephan
Édouard Stephan was a 19th-century French astronomer noted for his pioneering observations of galaxies and nebulae, including the first identification of Stephan's Quintet.
|
E290086
|
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: Édouard Stephan | Statement: [Stephan's Quintet, discoveredBy, Édouard Stephan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Édouard Stephan Context triple: [Stephan's Quintet, discoveredBy, Édouard Stephan]
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A.
Ernest Vessiot
Ernest Vessiot was a French mathematician known for his contributions to differential equations and differential Galois theory, and for his influential role in French mathematical education.
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B.
Ejnar Hertzsprung
Ejnar Hertzsprung was a Danish astronomer best known for co-developing the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, a fundamental tool in stellar astrophysics.
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C.
Anton von Zach
Anton von Zach was an Austrian general and staff officer best known for his role in the Napoleonic Wars, particularly during the Italian campaigns.
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D.
Émile Bénard
Émile Bénard was a French architect and painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his Beaux-Arts style and major public commissions in France and abroad.
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E.
Charles Messier
Charles Messier was an 18th-century French astronomer best known for compiling the Messier catalog of nebulae and star clusters to help comet hunters avoid confusing them with comets.
- 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: Édouard Stephan Triple: [Stephan's Quintet, discoveredBy, Édouard Stephan]
Generated description
Édouard Stephan was a 19th-century French astronomer noted for his pioneering observations of galaxies and nebulae, including the first identification of Stephan's Quintet.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Édouard Stephan Target entity description: Édouard Stephan was a 19th-century French astronomer noted for his pioneering observations of galaxies and nebulae, including the first identification of Stephan's Quintet.
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A.
Ernest Vessiot
Ernest Vessiot was a French mathematician known for his contributions to differential equations and differential Galois theory, and for his influential role in French mathematical education.
-
B.
Ejnar Hertzsprung
Ejnar Hertzsprung was a Danish astronomer best known for co-developing the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, a fundamental tool in stellar astrophysics.
-
C.
Anton von Zach
Anton von Zach was an Austrian general and staff officer best known for his role in the Napoleonic Wars, particularly during the Italian campaigns.
-
D.
Émile Bénard
Émile Bénard was a French architect and painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his Beaux-Arts style and major public commissions in France and abroad.
-
E.
Charles Messier
Charles Messier was an 18th-century French astronomer best known for compiling the Messier catalog of nebulae and star clusters to help comet hunters avoid confusing them with comets.
- 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_69ab4ac66bc88190b9e4afa5fc843f72 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abda725f24819090e8d936b3d2d5bc |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:57 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afaf7c22a4819096ff9effe9e0d77d |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afb039cdcc8190953368c1f6757503 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afb0c27ee48190a319fd2fab02f755 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:55 p.m.