Triple
T13377762
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cosmic Background Explorer |
E319232
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Explorer 66
Explorer 66, better known as the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), is a NASA satellite launched in 1989 that made landmark measurements of the cosmic microwave background radiation, providing key evidence for the Big Bang theory.
|
E1036261
|
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: Explorer 66 | Statement: [Cosmic Background Explorer, alsoKnownAs, Explorer 66]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Explorer 66 Context triple: [Cosmic Background Explorer, alsoKnownAs, Explorer 66]
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A.
Explorer 71
Explorer 71 is a NASA Explorer-series scientific satellite better known as the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE), designed to study energetic particles from the Sun, the interplanetary medium, and galactic sources.
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B.
Explorer 6
Explorer 6 was an early NASA Earth-orbiting satellite launched in 1959 that returned some of the first images of Earth from space and studied the planet’s radiation environment.
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C.
Voyager 6
Voyager 6 is a fictional deep-space probe from the Star Trek universe that evolves into the powerful entity known as V’Ger after being transformed by an advanced machine civilization.
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D.
Explorer 49
Explorer 49 was a NASA lunar-orbiting radio astronomy satellite launched in 1973 to study low-frequency radio emissions from space.
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E.
The Explorer
The Explorer is the adventurous mascot representing La Salle University's spirit of discovery and exploration.
- 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: Explorer 66 Triple: [Cosmic Background Explorer, alsoKnownAs, Explorer 66]
Generated description
Explorer 66, better known as the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), is a NASA satellite launched in 1989 that made landmark measurements of the cosmic microwave background radiation, providing key evidence for the Big Bang theory.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Explorer 66 Target entity description: Explorer 66, better known as the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), is a NASA satellite launched in 1989 that made landmark measurements of the cosmic microwave background radiation, providing key evidence for the Big Bang theory.
-
A.
Explorer 71
Explorer 71 is a NASA Explorer-series scientific satellite better known as the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE), designed to study energetic particles from the Sun, the interplanetary medium, and galactic sources.
-
B.
Explorer 6
Explorer 6 was an early NASA Earth-orbiting satellite launched in 1959 that returned some of the first images of Earth from space and studied the planet’s radiation environment.
-
C.
Voyager 6
Voyager 6 is a fictional deep-space probe from the Star Trek universe that evolves into the powerful entity known as V’Ger after being transformed by an advanced machine civilization.
-
D.
Explorer 49
Explorer 49 was a NASA lunar-orbiting radio astronomy satellite launched in 1973 to study low-frequency radio emissions from space.
-
E.
The Explorer
The Explorer is the adventurous mascot representing La Salle University's spirit of discovery and exploration.
- 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_69d806b886bc8190b676e7768b8e01c5 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dadce56c6c8190adf4e19f6d1bc233 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 11:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f726893a8c8190b26b5f7c7fb96f1f |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f7276776ec81908769cd9f1cc4707e |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f7280cbb6c819090bee7862e00b900 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:33 p.m.