Triple

T4943240
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Charon E110986 entity
Predicate discoveredBy P412 FINISHED
Object James W. Christy
James W. Christy is an American astronomer best known for discovering Charon, the largest moon of Pluto.
 E489479 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: James W. Christy | Statement: [Charon, discoveredBy, James W. Christy]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: James W. Christy
Context triple: [Charon, discoveredBy, James W. Christy]
  • A. David C. Jewitt
    David C. Jewitt is a British-American astronomer best known for co-discovering the first Kuiper Belt object beyond Pluto, helping to reveal the Kuiper Belt as a major component of the solar system.
  • B. Neil Gehrels
    Neil Gehrels was an influential American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in gamma-ray astronomy and leadership of major space observatory missions.
  • C. James Edward Keeler
    James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer noted for his pioneering spectroscopic studies of Saturn’s rings and for his influential role in late 19th-century astrophysical research.
  • D. Clyde Tombaugh
    Clyde Tombaugh was an American astronomer best known for discovering the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930.
  • E. Archie Marshek
    Archie Marshek was an American film editor known for his work during Hollywood’s early sound era, including editing the 1932 thriller "The Most Dangerous Game."
  • 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: James W. Christy
Triple: [Charon, discoveredBy, James W. Christy]
Generated description
James W. Christy is an American astronomer best known for discovering Charon, the largest moon of Pluto.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: James W. Christy
Target entity description: James W. Christy is an American astronomer best known for discovering Charon, the largest moon of Pluto.
  • A. David C. Jewitt
    David C. Jewitt is a British-American astronomer best known for co-discovering the first Kuiper Belt object beyond Pluto, helping to reveal the Kuiper Belt as a major component of the solar system.
  • B. Neil Gehrels
    Neil Gehrels was an influential American astrophysicist known for his pioneering work in gamma-ray astronomy and leadership of major space observatory missions.
  • C. James Edward Keeler
    James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer noted for his pioneering spectroscopic studies of Saturn’s rings and for his influential role in late 19th-century astrophysical research.
  • D. Clyde Tombaugh
    Clyde Tombaugh was an American astronomer best known for discovering the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930.
  • E. Archie Marshek
    Archie Marshek was an American film editor known for his work during Hollywood’s early sound era, including editing the 1932 thriller "The Most Dangerous Game."
  • 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_69bd441721cc819085c7e33fe0876818 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd70a7650c8190b046b65072fd8eae completed March 20, 2026, 4:07 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bea46996c481908ec7b783ac9a20b1 completed March 21, 2026, 2 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bea4f9487c8190a4b16dabd6cb7117 completed March 21, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bea5654dc08190b52b633167cdd5bb completed March 21, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:31 p.m.