Triple

T1236493
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Aldebaran E26559 entity
Predicate flamsteedDesignation P24822 FINISHED
Object 87 Tauri
87 Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus, known as the Flamsteed-designated counterpart of the bright giant Aldebaran.
E140927 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: 87 Tauri | Statement: [Aldebaran, flamsteedDesignation, 87 Tauri]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 87 Tauri
Context triple: [Aldebaran, flamsteedDesignation, 87 Tauri]
  • A. Epsilon Sagittarii
    Epsilon Sagittarii is a prominent binary star system in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of its most luminous and easily visible stars.
  • B. Betelgeuse Five
    Betelgeuse Five is the fictional home planet of Zaphod Beeblebrox in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series.
  • C. Alnitak
    Alnitak is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Orion, forming the easternmost star of the prominent asterism known as Orion’s Belt.
  • D. Canopus
    Canopus was an ancient Egyptian coastal city near modern-day Alexandria, known as a major religious center and sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis.
  • E. Epsilon Eridani
    Epsilon Eridani is a nearby young K-type main-sequence star in the constellation Eridanus, notable for its debris disk and status as a prominent target in exoplanet and SETI searches.
  • 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: 87 Tauri
Triple: [Aldebaran, flamsteedDesignation, 87 Tauri]
Generated description
87 Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus, known as the Flamsteed-designated counterpart of the bright giant Aldebaran.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 87 Tauri
Target entity description: 87 Tauri is a star in the constellation Taurus, known as the Flamsteed-designated counterpart of the bright giant Aldebaran.
  • A. Epsilon Sagittarii
    Epsilon Sagittarii is a prominent binary star system in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of its most luminous and easily visible stars.
  • B. Betelgeuse Five
    Betelgeuse Five is the fictional home planet of Zaphod Beeblebrox in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series.
  • C. Alnitak
    Alnitak is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Orion, forming the easternmost star of the prominent asterism known as Orion’s Belt.
  • D. Canopus
    Canopus was an ancient Egyptian coastal city near modern-day Alexandria, known as a major religious center and sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis.
  • E. Epsilon Eridani
    Epsilon Eridani is a nearby young K-type main-sequence star in the constellation Eridanus, notable for its debris disk and status as a prominent target in exoplanet and SETI searches.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: flamsteedDesignation
Context triple: [Aldebaran, flamsteedDesignation, 87 Tauri]
  • A. hasNGCNumber
    Indicates that an astronomical object is identified by a specific catalog entry in the New General Catalogue (NGC).
  • B. isAsterismOf
    Indicates that one or more stars collectively form or belong to a specific asterism.
  • C. hasMessierNumber
    Indicates that an astronomical object is identified by a specific catalog entry in the Messier catalog.
  • D. cataloguedAsStar
    Indicates that an object has been classified and recorded specifically as a star in a catalog or database.
  • E. minorPlanetNumber
    Indicates the unique numerical designation assigned to a minor planet within the catalog of such celestial bodies.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a4948571c88190a9191e451e6035fd completed March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4bf17e0bc8190a066561e6b629fc0 completed March 1, 2026, 10:35 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac8a18b0f48190adb5b2c1e2a1019a completed March 7, 2026, 8:27 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac8aa863a08190b21071a4ed2e74b9 completed March 7, 2026, 8:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac8b72cb6c8190984bd3d4b0d54262 completed March 7, 2026, 8:32 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4bb67d52c8190815d6356b79d6ed5 completed March 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a4bbf83584819088c69366f58586cc completed March 1, 2026, 10:21 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.