Triple

T934098
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Perseus Arm E20156 entity
Predicate contains P35 FINISHED
Object NGC 7538
NGC 7538 is a massive star-forming nebula in the constellation Cepheus, notable for hosting some of the largest known protostars in the Milky Way.
E109441 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 7538 | Statement: [Perseus Arm, contains, NGC 7538]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 7538
Context triple: [Perseus Arm, contains, NGC 7538]
  • A. Messier 17
    Messier 17, also known as the Omega or Swan Nebula, is a bright star-forming emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius.
  • B. Eagle Nebula
    The Eagle Nebula is a famous star-forming region in the Milky Way best known for the "Pillars of Creation," towering columns of gas and dust captured in iconic Hubble Space Telescope images.
  • C. NGC 6822
    NGC 6822 is a barred irregular dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Sagittarius and is one of the nearest and best-studied galaxies outside the Milky Way.
  • D. Carina Nebula
    The Carina Nebula is a vast, active star-forming region in the Milky Way known for its towering gas and dust pillars and dramatic young stellar clusters.
  • E. Orion Molecular Cloud Complex
    The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex is a vast star-forming region in the constellation Orion, rich in gas, dust, and young stellar objects, and one of the most studied nurseries of massive stars in the Milky Way.
  • 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 7538
Triple: [Perseus Arm, contains, NGC 7538]
Generated description
NGC 7538 is a massive star-forming nebula in the constellation Cepheus, notable for hosting some of the largest known protostars in the Milky Way.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 7538
Target entity description: NGC 7538 is a massive star-forming nebula in the constellation Cepheus, notable for hosting some of the largest known protostars in the Milky Way.
  • A. Messier 17
    Messier 17, also known as the Omega or Swan Nebula, is a bright star-forming emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius.
  • B. Eagle Nebula
    The Eagle Nebula is a famous star-forming region in the Milky Way best known for the "Pillars of Creation," towering columns of gas and dust captured in iconic Hubble Space Telescope images.
  • C. NGC 6822
    NGC 6822 is a barred irregular dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Sagittarius and is one of the nearest and best-studied galaxies outside the Milky Way.
  • D. Carina Nebula
    The Carina Nebula is a vast, active star-forming region in the Milky Way known for its towering gas and dust pillars and dramatic young stellar clusters.
  • E. Orion Molecular Cloud Complex
    The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex is a vast star-forming region in the constellation Orion, rich in gas, dust, and young stellar objects, and one of the most studied nurseries of massive stars in the Milky Way.
  • 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_69a493af3dc48190adb7263e6e445ea1 completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b3627ccc8190a836515b2ea85ec5 completed March 1, 2026, 9:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a7ee12da388190a26f0f7944d6f5f8 completed March 4, 2026, 8:32 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a7f12e48f88190bd0aac156a76f0b9 completed March 4, 2026, 8:45 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a7f1a2688881908524f10350137f4f completed March 4, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.