Triple

T727651
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject European Space Agency E14761 entity
Predicate mission P68 FINISHED
Object Herschel Space Observatory
The Herschel Space Observatory was a European Space Agency space telescope that studied the universe in far-infrared and submillimetre wavelengths, revealing cold and dusty regions such as star-forming clouds and distant galaxies.
E89249 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: Herschel Space Observatory | Statement: [European Space Agency, mission, Herschel Space Observatory]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herschel Space Observatory
Context triple: [European Space Agency, mission, Herschel Space Observatory]
  • A. Spitzer Space Telescope
    The Spitzer Space Telescope was a NASA infrared space observatory that studied the universe in long-wavelength light, revealing cold, dusty, and distant objects invisible to optical telescopes.
  • B. Gaia observatory
    The Gaia observatory is a European Space Agency space telescope designed to create the most precise 3D map of the Milky Way by measuring the positions, distances, and motions of over a billion stars.
  • C. Chandra X-ray Observatory
    The Chandra X-ray Observatory is a space-based telescope that observes high-energy X-ray emissions from hot regions of the universe, such as exploded stars, galaxy clusters, and matter around black holes.
  • D. Hubble Space Telescope
    The Hubble Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory that has provided some of the most detailed images and data about the universe, revolutionizing modern astronomy and cosmology.
  • E. Baade Telescope
    The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
  • 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: Herschel Space Observatory
Triple: [European Space Agency, mission, Herschel Space Observatory]
Generated description
The Herschel Space Observatory was a European Space Agency space telescope that studied the universe in far-infrared and submillimetre wavelengths, revealing cold and dusty regions such as star-forming clouds and distant galaxies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herschel Space Observatory
Target entity description: The Herschel Space Observatory was a European Space Agency space telescope that studied the universe in far-infrared and submillimetre wavelengths, revealing cold and dusty regions such as star-forming clouds and distant galaxies.
  • A. Spitzer Space Telescope
    The Spitzer Space Telescope was a NASA infrared space observatory that studied the universe in long-wavelength light, revealing cold, dusty, and distant objects invisible to optical telescopes.
  • B. Gaia observatory
    The Gaia observatory is a European Space Agency space telescope designed to create the most precise 3D map of the Milky Way by measuring the positions, distances, and motions of over a billion stars.
  • C. Chandra X-ray Observatory
    The Chandra X-ray Observatory is a space-based telescope that observes high-energy X-ray emissions from hot regions of the universe, such as exploded stars, galaxy clusters, and matter around black holes.
  • D. Hubble Space Telescope
    The Hubble Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory that has provided some of the most detailed images and data about the universe, revolutionizing modern astronomy and cosmology.
  • E. Baade Telescope
    The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
  • 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_69a4934c753c81909b309027e48b9b3a completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a5c011948190b2cfccd8fe722742 completed March 1, 2026, 8:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a654e1d10c8190b69b30cc70add604 completed March 3, 2026, 3:26 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a6557837bc8190a2868cb661f2f2e6 completed March 3, 2026, 3:28 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a6560a55e881909a37e503b82b35f3 completed March 3, 2026, 3:31 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.