Triple
T15830099
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | SEXTANT |
E383845
|
entity |
| Predicate | sharesHardwareWith |
P13870
|
FINISHED |
| Object | NICER X-ray timing instrument |
E79022
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: NICER X-ray timing instrument | Statement: [SEXTANT, sharesHardwareWith, NICER X-ray timing instrument]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NICER X-ray timing instrument Context triple: [SEXTANT, sharesHardwareWith, NICER X-ray timing instrument]
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A.
NICER Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer
chosen
NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) is an X-ray astronomy instrument mounted on the International Space Station that studies neutron stars to probe their ultra-dense interiors and extreme physics.
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B.
X-ray Timing Instrument
The X-ray Timing Instrument is a high-precision detector system on NASA’s NICER mission designed to measure rapid X-ray brightness variations from neutron stars and other compact objects.
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C.
Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology
Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT) is a NASA demonstration mission that tests the use of X-ray pulsars for autonomous spacecraft navigation in space.
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D.
NuSTAR Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) is a space-based X-ray observatory that uses high-energy focusing optics to study black holes, neutron stars, supernova remnants, and other energetic cosmic phenomena.
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E.
Hard X-ray Detector
The Hard X-ray Detector is a space-based instrument designed to observe high-energy X-ray emissions from cosmic sources, enabling studies of phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars, and supernova remnants.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d86da34c888190976e06c4019d415a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e11e636bb48190a6b39feb550aaa3d |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffb03ac77081908f2b169d7d26b318 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:49 a.m.