Triple

T8178604
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lick Observatory E191002 entity
Predicate hasInstrument P35 FINISHED
Object Hamilton echelle spectrograph
The Hamilton echelle spectrograph is a high-resolution astronomical spectrograph used at Lick Observatory for detailed spectroscopic studies of stars and other celestial objects.
 E716455 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: Hamilton echelle spectrograph | Statement: [Lick Observatory, hasInstrument, Hamilton echelle spectrograph]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hamilton echelle spectrograph
Context triple: [Lick Observatory, hasInstrument, Hamilton echelle spectrograph]
  • A. Boller and Chivens spectrograph
    The Boller and Chivens spectrograph is an astronomical instrument designed for dispersing and analyzing light from celestial objects to study their physical and chemical properties.
  • B. Magellan Echellette Spectrograph (MagE)
    Magellan Echellette Spectrograph (MagE) is a medium-resolution optical echellette spectrograph designed for wide wavelength coverage and efficient spectroscopy of faint astronomical sources.
  • C. DEIMOS spectrograph
    The DEIMOS spectrograph is a powerful multi-object optical spectrograph designed for wide-field, high-resolution spectroscopy of faint astronomical sources.
  • D. FEROS spectrograph
    The FEROS spectrograph is a high-resolution, fiber-fed echelle spectrograph used in optical astronomy for precise stellar spectroscopy and radial velocity measurements.
  • E. Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph
    The Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph (UVES) is a high-resolution spectrograph mounted on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, used to obtain detailed spectra of astronomical objects in the ultraviolet and visible wavelength ranges.
  • 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: Hamilton echelle spectrograph
Triple: [Lick Observatory, hasInstrument, Hamilton echelle spectrograph]
Generated description
The Hamilton echelle spectrograph is a high-resolution astronomical spectrograph used at Lick Observatory for detailed spectroscopic studies of stars and other celestial objects.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Hamilton echelle spectrograph
Target entity description: The Hamilton echelle spectrograph is a high-resolution astronomical spectrograph used at Lick Observatory for detailed spectroscopic studies of stars and other celestial objects.
  • A. Boller and Chivens spectrograph
    The Boller and Chivens spectrograph is an astronomical instrument designed for dispersing and analyzing light from celestial objects to study their physical and chemical properties.
  • B. Magellan Echellette Spectrograph (MagE)
    Magellan Echellette Spectrograph (MagE) is a medium-resolution optical echellette spectrograph designed for wide wavelength coverage and efficient spectroscopy of faint astronomical sources.
  • C. DEIMOS spectrograph
    The DEIMOS spectrograph is a powerful multi-object optical spectrograph designed for wide-field, high-resolution spectroscopy of faint astronomical sources.
  • D. FEROS spectrograph
    The FEROS spectrograph is a high-resolution, fiber-fed echelle spectrograph used in optical astronomy for precise stellar spectroscopy and radial velocity measurements.
  • E. Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph
    The Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph (UVES) is a high-resolution spectrograph mounted on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, used to obtain detailed spectra of astronomical objects in the ultraviolet and visible wavelength ranges.
  • 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_69ca82c4538081909404325aa5639483 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb4abb66bc81908d758c7af2e23ac6 completed March 31, 2026, 4:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ccbf7f02d08190a6cedc37b64a0d9e completed April 1, 2026, 6:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ccc313ba7c81909b9ee65b37ed165e completed April 1, 2026, 7:02 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ccd85aa2888190bd167148b21a3f93 completed April 1, 2026, 8:33 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:40 p.m.