Triple

T4618478
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject M32 E100923 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object NGC 221
NGC 221 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy in the Local Group, best known as the bright satellite galaxy M32 orbiting the Andromeda Galaxy.
E474413 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 221 | Statement: [M32, alsoKnownAs, NGC 221]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 221
Context triple: [M32, alsoKnownAs, NGC 221]
  • A. NGC 224
    NGC 224 is the Andromeda Galaxy, a massive spiral galaxy and the closest major galactic neighbor to the Milky Way.
  • B. NGC 2246
    NGC 2246 is a catalog designation for a bright emission region within the Rosette Nebula, a large star-forming complex in the constellation Monoceros.
  • C. NGC 2023
    NGC 2023 is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Orion, illuminated by a young B-type star and noted for its complex dust and gas structures.
  • D. NGC 205
    NGC 205 is a dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, notable for its proximity to the Local Group’s largest spiral and its mixed old and young stellar populations.
  • E. NGC 2024
    NGC 2024, also known as the Flame Nebula, is a bright emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the constellation Orion near the Horsehead Nebula.
  • 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 221
Triple: [M32, alsoKnownAs, NGC 221]
Generated description
NGC 221 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy in the Local Group, best known as the bright satellite galaxy M32 orbiting the Andromeda Galaxy.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 221
Target entity description: NGC 221 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy in the Local Group, best known as the bright satellite galaxy M32 orbiting the Andromeda Galaxy.
  • A. NGC 224
    NGC 224 is the Andromeda Galaxy, a massive spiral galaxy and the closest major galactic neighbor to the Milky Way.
  • B. NGC 2246
    NGC 2246 is a catalog designation for a bright emission region within the Rosette Nebula, a large star-forming complex in the constellation Monoceros.
  • C. NGC 2023
    NGC 2023 is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Orion, illuminated by a young B-type star and noted for its complex dust and gas structures.
  • D. NGC 205
    NGC 205 is a dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, notable for its proximity to the Local Group’s largest spiral and its mixed old and young stellar populations.
  • E. NGC 2024
    NGC 2024, also known as the Flame Nebula, is a bright emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the constellation Orion near the Horsehead Nebula.
  • 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_69bd43cf363c819087fd5ab441b4a3f4 completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd59e247448190ad92f194cb1127c5 completed March 20, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be5c7add98819089fbff1a21a19e28 completed March 21, 2026, 8:53 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be5e833ca88190b89dda5cafb180fe completed March 21, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be5eed97a08190afd99a0700f1f4c7 completed March 21, 2026, 9:03 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:12 p.m.