Triple
T12791932
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site |
E305786
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasTelescope |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
MeerLICHT telescope
The MeerLICHT telescope is an optical wide-field survey instrument in South Africa designed to provide simultaneous optical observations of the same sky regions monitored by radio telescopes like MeerKAT.
|
E1002834
|
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: MeerLICHT telescope | Statement: [South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site, hasTelescope, MeerLICHT telescope]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MeerLICHT telescope Context triple: [South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site, hasTelescope, MeerLICHT telescope]
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A.
43 Meter Telescope
The 43 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia used for astronomical and atmospheric research.
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B.
Simonyi Survey Telescope
The Simonyi Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical telescope designed for rapid, repeated imaging of the night sky as part of large-scale astronomical surveys.
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C.
Curtis Schmidt Telescope
The Curtis Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for its photographic sky surveys and operation at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
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D.
20 Meter Telescope
The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
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E.
Magellan Clay Telescope
The Magellan Clay Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, used for cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomical research.
- 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: MeerLICHT telescope Triple: [South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site, hasTelescope, MeerLICHT telescope]
Generated description
The MeerLICHT telescope is an optical wide-field survey instrument in South Africa designed to provide simultaneous optical observations of the same sky regions monitored by radio telescopes like MeerKAT.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MeerLICHT telescope Target entity description: The MeerLICHT telescope is an optical wide-field survey instrument in South Africa designed to provide simultaneous optical observations of the same sky regions monitored by radio telescopes like MeerKAT.
-
A.
43 Meter Telescope
The 43 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia used for astronomical and atmospheric research.
-
B.
Simonyi Survey Telescope
The Simonyi Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical telescope designed for rapid, repeated imaging of the night sky as part of large-scale astronomical surveys.
-
C.
Curtis Schmidt Telescope
The Curtis Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for its photographic sky surveys and operation at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
-
D.
20 Meter Telescope
The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
-
E.
Magellan Clay Telescope
The Magellan Clay Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, used for cutting-edge optical and infrared astronomical research.
- 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_69d7bdf366888190a8cccb982606889c |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96e6b55248190ab938e69eb263612 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f68508e4488190bb57a1ade93987ab |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:13 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f687ae18c08190a94dca38bb69d10f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:24 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f68884ed348190a1b2c89b1d655fa9 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:28 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:30 p.m.