Triple

T14318676
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Caltech Astronomy Department E355022 entity
Predicate affiliatedWith P254 FINISHED
Object Caltech Optical Observatories
Caltech Optical Observatories is a major research organization at the California Institute of Technology that designs, operates, and supports world-class ground-based astronomical observatories and instrumentation.
 E1095893 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: Caltech Optical Observatories | Statement: [Caltech Astronomy Department, affiliatedWith, Caltech Optical Observatories]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Caltech Optical Observatories
Context triple: [Caltech Astronomy Department, affiliatedWith, Caltech Optical Observatories]
  • A. Palomar Observatory
    Palomar Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in California known for its large telescopes and significant contributions to the discovery and study of celestial objects.
  • B. University of California Observatories
    The University of California Observatories is a multi-campus research organization that manages and operates major astronomical facilities and instrumentation for the University of California system.
  • C. Gemini Observatory
    Gemini Observatory is an international astronomical research facility operating twin 8.1-meter telescopes in Hawaii and Chile to provide comprehensive coverage of both the northern and southern skies.
  • D. National Optical Astronomy Observatory
    The National Optical Astronomy Observatory was a U.S. national research center that operated major ground-based optical and infrared telescopes and facilities for the astronomical community.
  • E. Carnegie Observatories
    Carnegie Observatories is a major astronomical research institution known for operating world-class telescopes and conducting cutting-edge studies of the universe.
  • 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: Caltech Optical Observatories
Triple: [Caltech Astronomy Department, affiliatedWith, Caltech Optical Observatories]
Generated description
Caltech Optical Observatories is a major research organization at the California Institute of Technology that designs, operates, and supports world-class ground-based astronomical observatories and instrumentation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Caltech Optical Observatories
Target entity description: Caltech Optical Observatories is a major research organization at the California Institute of Technology that designs, operates, and supports world-class ground-based astronomical observatories and instrumentation.
  • A. Palomar Observatory
    Palomar Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in California known for its large telescopes and significant contributions to the discovery and study of celestial objects.
  • B. University of California Observatories
    The University of California Observatories is a multi-campus research organization that manages and operates major astronomical facilities and instrumentation for the University of California system.
  • C. Gemini Observatory
    Gemini Observatory is an international astronomical research facility operating twin 8.1-meter telescopes in Hawaii and Chile to provide comprehensive coverage of both the northern and southern skies.
  • D. National Optical Astronomy Observatory
    The National Optical Astronomy Observatory was a U.S. national research center that operated major ground-based optical and infrared telescopes and facilities for the astronomical community.
  • E. Carnegie Observatories
    Carnegie Observatories is a major astronomical research institution known for operating world-class telescopes and conducting cutting-edge studies of the universe.
  • 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_69d8278ed42c8190b9f882dcce611347 completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de883a93548190ac671b001d15d0bd completed April 14, 2026, 6:32 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd4c394d288190bee966a4e4b3ec58 completed May 8, 2026, 2:36 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd4e4bae188190a8d1c5b833d58cd8 completed May 8, 2026, 2:45 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd4f5782b4819081d32dbef032ac61 completed May 8, 2026, 2:49 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:13 a.m.