Triple

T10196728
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Max Planck Institute for Astronomy E238780 entity
Predicate operates P24 FINISHED
Object Calar Alto Observatory
Calar Alto Observatory is a major astronomical observatory in southern Spain known for its large optical and infrared telescopes and international research collaborations.
E846870 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: Calar Alto Observatory | Statement: [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, operates, Calar Alto Observatory]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calar Alto Observatory
Context triple: [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, operates, Calar Alto Observatory]
  • A. Sierra Nevada Observatory
    Sierra Nevada Observatory is a high-altitude astronomical observatory in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Spain, equipped with modern telescopes for professional research in areas such as stellar and planetary astrophysics.
  • B. Paranal Observatory
    Paranal Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert that hosts the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope array.
  • C. Observatorio Astronómico de Madrid
    Observatorio Astronómico de Madrid is a historic Spanish astronomical observatory in Madrid, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and long-standing role in astronomical research and education.
  • D. La Silla Observatory
    La Silla Observatory is a major European Southern Observatory (ESO) facility in Chile known for its high-altitude optical telescopes that have contributed significantly to exoplanet and stellar research.
  • E. Roque de los Muchachos
    Roque de los Muchachos is a prominent mountain peak on the Canary Island of La Palma, known for hosting major astronomical observatories due to its high altitude and clear skies.
  • 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: Calar Alto Observatory
Triple: [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, operates, Calar Alto Observatory]
Generated description
Calar Alto Observatory is a major astronomical observatory in southern Spain known for its large optical and infrared telescopes and international research collaborations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calar Alto Observatory
Target entity description: Calar Alto Observatory is a major astronomical observatory in southern Spain known for its large optical and infrared telescopes and international research collaborations.
  • A. Sierra Nevada Observatory
    Sierra Nevada Observatory is a high-altitude astronomical observatory in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Spain, equipped with modern telescopes for professional research in areas such as stellar and planetary astrophysics.
  • B. Paranal Observatory
    Paranal Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert that hosts the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope array.
  • C. Observatorio Astronómico de Madrid
    Observatorio Astronómico de Madrid is a historic Spanish astronomical observatory in Madrid, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and long-standing role in astronomical research and education.
  • D. La Silla Observatory
    La Silla Observatory is a major European Southern Observatory (ESO) facility in Chile known for its high-altitude optical telescopes that have contributed significantly to exoplanet and stellar research.
  • E. Roque de los Muchachos
    Roque de los Muchachos is a prominent mountain peak on the Canary Island of La Palma, known for hosting major astronomical observatories due to its high altitude and clear skies.
  • 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_69ca84e1ea088190b38162e43d4cfa8f completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cdedcaf6688190938d8e56e29493eb completed April 2, 2026, 4:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d317e4a3308190b6ec4252bc55985d completed April 6, 2026, 2:18 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d31a2a050081908e5b3a14cf02d227 completed April 6, 2026, 2:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d31acf46008190b6bf1b111e13bfe9 completed April 6, 2026, 2:30 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9:13 p.m.