Triple

T1567949
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Very Large Telescope E33473 entity
Predicate hasInstrument P35 FINISHED
Object X-shooter
X-shooter is a high-efficiency, medium-resolution spectrograph on the Very Large Telescope that simultaneously covers a very wide wavelength range from the ultraviolet to the near-infrared.
E176894 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: X-shooter | Statement: [Very Large Telescope, hasInstrument, X-shooter]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: X-shooter
Context triple: [Very Large Telescope, hasInstrument, X-shooter]
  • A. GMOS-S (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph South)
    GMOS-S (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph South) is a versatile optical spectrograph and imager designed for multi-object and long-slit spectroscopy on the Gemini South telescope, enabling detailed studies of faint and distant astronomical sources.
  • B. NIRSpec
    NIRSpec is a powerful near-infrared spectrograph on the James Webb Space Telescope designed to analyze the light from distant astronomical objects to study their composition, motion, and physical properties.
  • C. Boller and Chivens spectrograph
    The Boller and Chivens spectrograph is an astronomical instrument designed for dispersing and analyzing light from celestial objects to study their physical and chemical properties.
  • D. Faint Object Spectrograph
    The Faint Object Spectrograph was an early-generation Hubble Space Telescope instrument designed to obtain detailed spectra of very dim astronomical objects across a wide range of wavelengths.
  • E. Magellan Echellette Spectrograph (MagE)
    Magellan Echellette Spectrograph (MagE) is a medium-resolution optical echellette spectrograph designed for wide wavelength coverage and efficient spectroscopy of faint astronomical sources.
  • 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: X-shooter
Triple: [Very Large Telescope, hasInstrument, X-shooter]
Generated description
X-shooter is a high-efficiency, medium-resolution spectrograph on the Very Large Telescope that simultaneously covers a very wide wavelength range from the ultraviolet to the near-infrared.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: X-shooter
Target entity description: X-shooter is a high-efficiency, medium-resolution spectrograph on the Very Large Telescope that simultaneously covers a very wide wavelength range from the ultraviolet to the near-infrared.
  • A. GMOS-S (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph South)
    GMOS-S (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph South) is a versatile optical spectrograph and imager designed for multi-object and long-slit spectroscopy on the Gemini South telescope, enabling detailed studies of faint and distant astronomical sources.
  • B. NIRSpec
    NIRSpec is a powerful near-infrared spectrograph on the James Webb Space Telescope designed to analyze the light from distant astronomical objects to study their composition, motion, and physical properties.
  • C. Boller and Chivens spectrograph
    The Boller and Chivens spectrograph is an astronomical instrument designed for dispersing and analyzing light from celestial objects to study their physical and chemical properties.
  • D. Faint Object Spectrograph
    The Faint Object Spectrograph was an early-generation Hubble Space Telescope instrument designed to obtain detailed spectra of very dim astronomical objects across a wide range of wavelengths.
  • E. Magellan Echellette Spectrograph (MagE)
    Magellan Echellette Spectrograph (MagE) is a medium-resolution optical echellette spectrograph designed for wide wavelength coverage and efficient spectroscopy of faint astronomical sources.
  • 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_69a885f11b048190935025a035302715 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a908a15e308190b8bec55d1712812a completed March 5, 2026, 4:37 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad371b99fc8190b8af03444fd1252b completed March 8, 2026, 8:45 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad37e306948190bbaa14829ce094e6 completed March 8, 2026, 8:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad38d20b608190b95ff9906cfd9f83 completed March 8, 2026, 8:52 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.