Triple
T21106895
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tau Canis Majoris |
E520069
|
entity |
| Predicate | catalogDesignation |
P974
|
FINISHED |
| Object | τ CMa |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: τ CMa | Statement: [Tau Canis Majoris, catalogDesignation, τ CMa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: τ CMa Context triple: [Tau Canis Majoris, catalogDesignation, τ CMa]
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A.
β CMa
β CMa, traditionally known as Mirzam, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of the prominent stars near Sirius.
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B.
Gamma CMa
Gamma CMa, also known as Muliphein, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major.
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C.
τ Sagittarii
τ Sagittarii is a relatively bright giant star located in the constellation Sagittarius, visible to the naked eye from Earth.
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D.
V1150 Tau
V1150 Tau is a variable star in the constellation Taurus, also known by its Henry Draper Catalogue designation HD 25940.
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E.
Theta Tucanae
Theta Tucanae is a variable blue-white star system in the southern constellation Tucana, notable as a close binary and a member of the Milky Way’s stellar population.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: τ CMa Target entity description: τ CMa is a massive, luminous multiple star system in the constellation Canis Major, notable as the central star of the open cluster NGC 2362.
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A.
β CMa
β CMa, traditionally known as Mirzam, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of the prominent stars near Sirius.
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B.
Gamma CMa
Gamma CMa, also known as Muliphein, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major.
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C.
τ Sagittarii
τ Sagittarii is a relatively bright giant star located in the constellation Sagittarius, visible to the naked eye from Earth.
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D.
V1150 Tau
V1150 Tau is a variable star in the constellation Taurus, also known by its Henry Draper Catalogue designation HD 25940.
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E.
Theta Tucanae
Theta Tucanae is a variable blue-white star system in the southern constellation Tucana, notable as a close binary and a member of the Milky Way’s stellar population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e0b509a318819092fbbcb21d1fe603 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e720fe800c81909edf215c5f1f27c2 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 7:02 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 2:53 p.m.