Triple

T4835279
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Centaurus A/M83 Group E108043 entity
Predicate containsGalaxy P57286 FINISHED
Object NGC 5128
NGC 5128, also known as Centaurus A, is a nearby peculiar elliptical galaxy with a prominent dust lane and one of the strongest radio sources in the sky.
E472709 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 5128 | Statement: [Centaurus A/M83 Group, containsGalaxy, NGC 5128]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 5128
Context triple: [Centaurus A/M83 Group, containsGalaxy, NGC 5128]
  • A. NGC 6872
    NGC 6872 is a highly elongated barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pavo, notable for being one of the largest known spiral galaxies and for its dramatic tidal interaction with a nearby companion.
  • B. NGC 3372
    NGC 3372 is a massive, bright star-forming nebula in the Carina constellation, famous for housing the unstable supergiant star Eta Carinae and extensive regions of ionized gas and dust.
  • C. NGC 4725
    NGC 4725 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable for having only one prominent spiral arm.
  • D. NGC 2976
    NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
  • E. NGC 1432
    NGC 1432 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Taurus that is part of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters) star cluster.
  • 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 5128
Triple: [Centaurus A/M83 Group, containsGalaxy, NGC 5128]
Generated description
NGC 5128, also known as Centaurus A, is a nearby peculiar elliptical galaxy with a prominent dust lane and one of the strongest radio sources in the sky.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 5128
Target entity description: NGC 5128, also known as Centaurus A, is a nearby peculiar elliptical galaxy with a prominent dust lane and one of the strongest radio sources in the sky.
  • A. NGC 6872
    NGC 6872 is a highly elongated barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pavo, notable for being one of the largest known spiral galaxies and for its dramatic tidal interaction with a nearby companion.
  • B. NGC 3372
    NGC 3372 is a massive, bright star-forming nebula in the Carina constellation, famous for housing the unstable supergiant star Eta Carinae and extensive regions of ionized gas and dust.
  • C. NGC 4725
    NGC 4725 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable for having only one prominent spiral arm.
  • D. NGC 2976
    NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
  • E. NGC 1432
    NGC 1432 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Taurus that is part of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters) star cluster.
  • 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_69bd43fbe444819085cb970706ef73f7 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6ce00cd48190a675fb75eae152c2 completed March 20, 2026, 3:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be4dda71e08190a28215f91405a4e1 completed March 21, 2026, 7:50 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be4e7718708190a5eccce7ac124068 completed March 21, 2026, 7:53 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be4f27f5a48190b639c9212e46f21d completed March 21, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:25 p.m.