Triple

T13292197
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject National Optical Astronomy Observatory E316585 entity
Predicate operated P1688 FINISHED
Object Mayall 4-meter Telescope
The Mayall 4-meter Telescope is a major ground-based optical telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, renowned for its wide-field astronomical surveys and contributions to observational cosmology.
E1033408 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: Mayall 4-meter Telescope | Statement: [National Optical Astronomy Observatory, operated, Mayall 4-meter Telescope]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Context triple: [National Optical Astronomy Observatory, operated, Mayall 4-meter Telescope]
  • 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. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Lovell Telescope
    The Lovell Telescope is a large radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory in England, renowned for its pioneering role in radio astronomy and space tracking since the mid-20th century.
  • E. SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope
    The SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope is a medium-sized optical telescope used for a wide range of astronomical research as part of the SMARTS consortium’s observing facilities.
  • 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: Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Triple: [National Optical Astronomy Observatory, operated, Mayall 4-meter Telescope]
Generated description
The Mayall 4-meter Telescope is a major ground-based optical telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, renowned for its wide-field astronomical surveys and contributions to observational cosmology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mayall 4-meter Telescope
Target entity description: The Mayall 4-meter Telescope is a major ground-based optical telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, renowned for its wide-field astronomical surveys and contributions to observational cosmology.
  • 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. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Lovell Telescope
    The Lovell Telescope is a large radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory in England, renowned for its pioneering role in radio astronomy and space tracking since the mid-20th century.
  • E. SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope
    The SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope is a medium-sized optical telescope used for a wide range of astronomical research as part of the SMARTS consortium’s observing facilities.
  • 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_69d806b349908190a9a61dd9323bf153 completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d99078bcf0819083195fb556bcacb2 completed April 11, 2026, 12:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f716d6dc988190ab7183089113237f completed May 3, 2026, 9:35 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f717f4d80c8190a1a95c0f2c83c563 completed May 3, 2026, 9:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f718b852808190a2a0fb48424bffb0 completed May 3, 2026, 9:43 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:27 p.m.