Triple

T4648497
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Messier catalogue E102231 entity
Predicate contains P35 FINISHED
Object Messier 101
Messier 101 is a large, face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its grand design structure and rich star-forming regions.
E496369 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: Messier 101 | Statement: [Messier catalogue, contains, Messier 101]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Messier 101
Context triple: [Messier catalogue, contains, Messier 101]
  • A. Messier 51
    Messier 51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a famous face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici noted for its striking structure and interaction with a companion galaxy.
  • B. Messier 81
    Messier 81 is a prominent, nearby grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its brightness and well-defined structure.
  • C. Messier 110
    Messier 110 is a dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located in the Local Group.
  • D. NGC 2403
    NGC 2403 is a nearby spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis, notable for its active star formation and numerous observed supernovae.
  • E. Messier 32
    Messier 32 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy that is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy in the Local Group.
  • 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: Messier 101
Triple: [Messier catalogue, contains, Messier 101]
Generated description
Messier 101 is a large, face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its grand design structure and rich star-forming regions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Messier 101
Target entity description: Messier 101 is a large, face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its grand design structure and rich star-forming regions.
  • A. Messier 51
    Messier 51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a famous face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici noted for its striking structure and interaction with a companion galaxy.
  • B. Messier 81
    Messier 81 is a prominent, nearby grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its brightness and well-defined structure.
  • C. Messier 110
    Messier 110 is a dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located in the Local Group.
  • D. NGC 2403
    NGC 2403 is a nearby spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis, notable for its active star formation and numerous observed supernovae.
  • E. Messier 32
    Messier 32 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy that is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy in the Local Group.
  • 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_69bd43d71a308190afea7280841b0de8 completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd62feeb6c8190a7807c37e9a6fa00 completed March 20, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bec33b413081909cc7fcadd6997565 completed March 21, 2026, 4:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bec505a5dc81908f79c1ade107c4ce completed March 21, 2026, 4:19 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bec654fc4881909bf5458cdafc7ffd completed March 21, 2026, 4:24 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:14 p.m.