Triple

T4983833
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Andromeda IX E111952 entity
Predicate discoveredBy P412 FINISHED
Object M. J. Irwin
M. J. Irwin is an astronomer known for discovering the faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy Andromeda IX in the Local Group.
 E484150 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: M. J. Irwin | Statement: [Andromeda IX, discoveredBy, M. J. Irwin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: M. J. Irwin
Context triple: [Andromeda IX, discoveredBy, M. J. Irwin]
  • A. Milton Van Dyke
    Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
  • B. John McGowan
    John McGowan was a writer whose work served as the basis for the 1943 musical film "Girl Crazy."
  • C. John Lounsbery
    John Lounsbery was an American animator and one of Disney’s famed "Nine Old Men," known for his influential work on many classic Disney animated films.
  • D. J. A. C. Redford
    J. A. C. Redford is an American composer and orchestrator known for his work in film, television, and concert music.
  • E. James Irvine
    James Irvine was a prominent 19th-century California landowner and businessman whose extensive ranch holdings later formed the basis of the modern city of Irvine.
  • 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: M. J. Irwin
Triple: [Andromeda IX, discoveredBy, M. J. Irwin]
Generated description
M. J. Irwin is an astronomer known for discovering the faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy Andromeda IX in the Local Group.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: M. J. Irwin
Target entity description: M. J. Irwin is an astronomer known for discovering the faint dwarf spheroidal galaxy Andromeda IX in the Local Group.
  • A. Milton Van Dyke
    Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
  • B. John McGowan
    John McGowan was a writer whose work served as the basis for the 1943 musical film "Girl Crazy."
  • C. John Lounsbery
    John Lounsbery was an American animator and one of Disney’s famed "Nine Old Men," known for his influential work on many classic Disney animated films.
  • D. J. A. C. Redford
    J. A. C. Redford is an American composer and orchestrator known for his work in film, television, and concert music.
  • E. James Irvine
    James Irvine was a prominent 19th-century California landowner and businessman whose extensive ranch holdings later formed the basis of the modern city of Irvine.
  • 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_69bd441adc208190b70a033a0741d01e completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd7255d7b4819098b537df5b1a4c3c completed March 20, 2026, 4:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be8a1891c48190b85bec5e97f75e44 completed March 21, 2026, 12:07 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be8afcf5f0819094fd6351a8f377cc completed March 21, 2026, 12:11 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be8b80af18819091efdfe242b7b477 completed March 21, 2026, 12:13 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:33 p.m.