Triple

T4885861
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject New General Catalogue E109437 entity
Predicate abbreviation P43 FINISHED
Object NGC
NGC is a widely used astronomical catalog that lists thousands of deep-sky objects such as galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae.
E476463 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 | Statement: [New General Catalogue, abbreviation, NGC]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC
Context triple: [New General Catalogue, abbreviation, NGC]
  • A. NGC 7319
    NGC 7319 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, notable as a member of the interacting galaxy group known as Stephan's Quintet.
  • B. NGC 2976
    NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
  • 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 6705
    NGC 6705 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable for its high stellar density and brightness, making it one of the most impressive open clusters in the Milky Way.
  • E. NGC 6205
    NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
  • 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
Triple: [New General Catalogue, abbreviation, NGC]
Generated description
NGC is a widely used astronomical catalog that lists thousands of deep-sky objects such as galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC
Target entity description: NGC is a widely used astronomical catalog that lists thousands of deep-sky objects such as galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae.
  • A. NGC 7319
    NGC 7319 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, notable as a member of the interacting galaxy group known as Stephan's Quintet.
  • B. NGC 2976
    NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
  • 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 6705
    NGC 6705 is a rich, compact open star cluster in the constellation Scutum, notable for its high stellar density and brightness, making it one of the most impressive open clusters in the Milky Way.
  • E. NGC 6205
    NGC 6205 is a bright, densely packed globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, commonly known as the Great Hercules Cluster (M13).
  • 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_69bd440f71348190b99938e59fb7f9a1 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6e01872c81909607010c10538ad1 completed March 20, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be680fd1508190bc01caeea8f56f84 completed March 21, 2026, 9:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be68e3ff288190803d77350a3ce6a5 completed March 21, 2026, 9:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be695116788190903fbd5e375bd31d completed March 21, 2026, 9:48 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.