Triple

T16692536
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cygnus E405628 entity
Predicate containsDeepSkyObject P23775 FINISHED
Object NGC 6866
NGC 6866 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its relatively young stellar population and visibility in small telescopes.
E1236629 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: NGC 6866 | Statement: [Cygnus, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 6866]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 6866
Context triple: [Cygnus, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 6866]
  • A. NGC 6864
    NGC 6864 is a dense globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its rich stellar population and classification as Messier 75 in Charles Messier’s catalog.
  • B. NGC 6868
    NGC 6868 is an elliptical galaxy located in the southern constellation Telescopium, notable for its membership in a small galaxy group and its relatively bright, smooth stellar profile.
  • C. NGC 6656
    NGC 6656 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of the closest and most easily observed globular clusters from Earth.
  • D. NGC 6626
    NGC 6626 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars and its inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 28.
  • E. NGC 6681
    NGC 6681 is a compact globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its richness and proximity to the Galactic center.
  • 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: NGC 6866
Triple: [Cygnus, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 6866]
Generated description
NGC 6866 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its relatively young stellar population and visibility in small telescopes.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 6866
Target entity description: NGC 6866 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cygnus, notable for its relatively young stellar population and visibility in small telescopes.
  • A. NGC 6864
    NGC 6864 is a dense globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its rich stellar population and classification as Messier 75 in Charles Messier’s catalog.
  • B. NGC 6868
    NGC 6868 is an elliptical galaxy located in the southern constellation Telescopium, notable for its membership in a small galaxy group and its relatively bright, smooth stellar profile.
  • C. NGC 6656
    NGC 6656 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of the closest and most easily observed globular clusters from Earth.
  • D. NGC 6626
    NGC 6626 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars and its inclusion in Charles Messier’s catalog as Messier 28.
  • E. NGC 6681
    NGC 6681 is a compact globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its richness and proximity to the Galactic center.
  • 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_69d8838c28748190b3f5967c743940ab completed April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e37eaacb948190954231c9e97a4adf completed April 18, 2026, 12:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a00bb029fa081909c3e52d09637541a completed May 10, 2026, 5:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a00bbf6dd488190ad624bb6c35ac086 completed May 10, 2026, 5:10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a00bc633abc8190a86808986ba294ec completed May 10, 2026, 5:12 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:19 a.m.