Triple

T1406354
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Green Bank Observatory E31700 entity
Predicate hasTelescope P35 FINISHED
Object Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope
The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope is the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, used for cutting-edge astronomical and astrophysical research.
E161142 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: Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope | Statement: [Green Bank Observatory, hasTelescope, Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope
Context triple: [Green Bank Observatory, hasTelescope, Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope]
  • A. 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
    The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
  • B. Hale Telescope
    The Hale Telescope is a historic 200-inch reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory in California that was once the world’s largest and remains a landmark instrument in observational astronomy.
  • C. Baade Telescope
    The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
  • D. Arecibo Observatory
    Arecibo Observatory was a world-famous radio telescope facility in Puerto Rico known for its pioneering work in radio astronomy, atmospheric science, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
  • E. Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
    The Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic phenomena.
  • 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: Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope
Triple: [Green Bank Observatory, hasTelescope, Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope]
Generated description
The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope is the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, used for cutting-edge astronomical and astrophysical research.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope
Target entity description: The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope is the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, used for cutting-edge astronomical and astrophysical research.
  • A. 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
    The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
  • B. Hale Telescope
    The Hale Telescope is a historic 200-inch reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory in California that was once the world’s largest and remains a landmark instrument in observational astronomy.
  • C. Baade Telescope
    The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
  • D. Arecibo Observatory
    Arecibo Observatory was a world-famous radio telescope facility in Puerto Rico known for its pioneering work in radio astronomy, atmospheric science, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
  • E. Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
    The Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic phenomena.
  • 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_69a49918e1f88190ba610f9dc8114578 completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c3be10348190ade8a73780d2c008 completed March 1, 2026, 10:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ace5770ea08190ac91b47a4ed5bf35 completed March 8, 2026, 2:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ace62a94e88190883d25cdb748e8c1 completed March 8, 2026, 2:59 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ace68ab3788190bc3b55dd9a0fe267 completed March 8, 2026, 3:01 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.