Triple

T4531664
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject M81 Group E106311 entity
Predicate containsGalaxy P57286 FINISHED
Object UGC 8508
UGC 8508 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major and is a member of the nearby M81 Group of galaxies.
 E450584 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: UGC 8508 | Statement: [M81 Group, containsGalaxy, UGC 8508]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: UGC 8508
Context triple: [M81 Group, containsGalaxy, UGC 8508]
  • A. UJ
    UJ is a major public university in Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its diverse academic programs and strong focus on research and innovation.
  • B. Baade U
    Baade U is a small lunar impact crater that forms one of the satellite craters surrounding the larger Baade crater on the Moon’s surface.
  • C. UoC
    UoC is a major public research university in Cologne, Germany, known for its broad range of academic disciplines and large student population.
  • D. UCH
    UCH is a leading public research university in Santiago, Chile, renowned for its academic excellence and significant influence on the country’s intellectual and cultural life.
  • E. UGT
    UGT is a major Spanish trade union confederation representing workers across multiple sectors and advocating for labor rights and social justice.
  • 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: UGC 8508
Triple: [M81 Group, containsGalaxy, UGC 8508]
Generated description
UGC 8508 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major and is a member of the nearby M81 Group of galaxies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: UGC 8508
Target entity description: UGC 8508 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major and is a member of the nearby M81 Group of galaxies.
  • A. UJ
    UJ is a major public university in Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its diverse academic programs and strong focus on research and innovation.
  • B. Baade U
    Baade U is a small lunar impact crater that forms one of the satellite craters surrounding the larger Baade crater on the Moon’s surface.
  • C. UoC
    UoC is a major public research university in Cologne, Germany, known for its broad range of academic disciplines and large student population.
  • D. UCH
    UCH is a leading public research university in Santiago, Chile, renowned for its academic excellence and significant influence on the country’s intellectual and cultural life.
  • E. UGT
    UGT is a major Spanish trade union confederation representing workers across multiple sectors and advocating for labor rights and social justice.
  • 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_69bd43f3d6e08190a91824f833d51bbe completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6231856c8190be9386a0ae15e7cf completed March 20, 2026, 3:05 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bdace3a81c8190963ea65fa3df23c0 completed March 20, 2026, 8:24 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bdad6a522c8190a490347d3fe623e8 completed March 20, 2026, 8:26 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bdadd612a48190b088fe6ac894dbb5 completed March 20, 2026, 8:28 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:03 p.m.